Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2023

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad- 15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE)).

EXHIBIT B

LEGEND

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG OMNILIT ACQUISITION CORP. (THE “COMPANY”), OMNILIT SPONSOR, LLC AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPANY COMPLETES ITS INITIAL BUSINESS COMBINATION (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN) EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT) WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER PROVISIONS.

SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.”

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of November 8, 2023 by and between

Syntec Optics, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc., a Delaware

corporation each with their principal place of business at 515 Lee Road, Rochester, New York

14606 (each and collectively the “Borrower”) and M&T BANK, a New York banking

corporation, with a place of business at 180 South Clinton Avenue, 7th Floor, Rochester, New

York 14604 (together with its successors and assigns, the “Lender”).

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

1.1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, the

following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

“Act of Dissolution” – when used in reference to any Person (other than an individual)

means the occurrence of any action initiating, or any event that results in, the dissolution,

liquidation, winding-up or termination of such Person or the cessation of operations of such

Person’s business.

“Additional Security Agreement” – has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12 of this

Agreement.

“Adjusted EBITDA” – for any period of determination, EBITDA of the Borrower

plus/minus non-reoccurring expenses/income at the discretion of the Lender, all of the foregoing

calculated for the Borrower on a Consolidated Basis in accordance with GAAP in a manner

acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion, provided, however, that the calculation of

Adjusted EBITDA for any Calculation Period shall include the Adjusted EBITDA of any Person

acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary on a pro forma basis to the extent fully substantiated

and approved by the Lender in its sole discretion.

“Advance”, or collectively, “Advances” – any amount advanced to the Borrower under

the Revolving Credit as a SOFR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

“Affiliate” or “Affiliates” – singly or collectively, any Person that directly or indirectly,

through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under Common Control

with the Person specified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual shall be considered an

Affiliate of a Person solely by reason of such individual’s position as an officer or director of

such Person or an Affiliate of such Person.

“Affiliate Transaction” – has the meaning set forth in Section 6.21 of this Agreement.

“Anti-Terrorism Laws” – any statutes, regulations, codes, rules and/or executive orders

relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order, the USA Patriot Act, the

Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Laws administered by the

United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (as any of the foregoing

Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended or replaced).

“Applicable Interest Margin” – means 2.25%

“Asset Sale” - the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (including by means of

mergers, consolidations, amalgamations and liquidations of a corporation, partnership or limited

liability company of the interests therein of any Company) by any Company to any Person of all

or any portion of such Company’s assets, provided that the term Asset Sale specifically excludes

any sales, transfers or other dispositions of inventory, or obsolete, worn-out or excess furniture,

fixtures, equipment or other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, in each case in the

ordinary course of business.

“Bank Secrecy Act” – the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C §§5311 and the rules and

regulations thereunder.

“Base Rate” – shall mean the rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) two (2)

percentage points above the rate of interest announced by the Lender each day as its prime rate

of interest (“Prime Rate”), or (ii) 3.25%.

“Base Rate Loan” – any portion of the Revolving Credit or the Equipment Loan Limit

Loan for which interest is calculated based on the Base Rate plus the Applicable Interest Margin.

“Borrower” – as defined in the opening paragraph of this Agreement.

“Business Day” – any day excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any day in which banks in

Buffalo, New York are authorized by law or governmental action to close.

“Calculation Period” – the most recently completed twelve (12) consecutive months

which preceded the date on which a financial covenant is calculated.

“Capital Distribution” – a payment made, liability incurred or other consideration given

for the purchase, acquisition, repurchase, redemption or retirement of any Equity Interest of

Borrower or any Subsidiary or as a dividend, return of capital or other distribution in respect of

any of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s Equity Interest.

“Capital Expenditures” – with respect to any Person, all expenditures (by the

expenditure of cash or the incurrence of Indebtedness) by such Person during any measuring

period for any fixed assets or improvements or for replacements, substitutions or additions

thereto that have a useful life of more than one (1) year and that are required to be capitalized

under GAAP.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” – obligations of any Person for the payment of rent for

any real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease that, in accordance with GAAP,

have been or should be accounted for (i) as a capital lease prior to the effectiveness of FASB

ASC 842, as applied to such Person or (ii) a finance lease (after the effectiveness of FASB ASC

842, as applied to such Person), in each case on the balance sheet of such Person; provided that

“Capital Lease Obligations” shall in no event include any Operating Lease Liabilities.

“Change in Law” – the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the

following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change

in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof

by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or

directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.

“Change of Control” – as defined in Section 7.1(k) of this Agreement.

“CISADA” – The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of

2010, United Public Law 111195, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations

promulgated thereunder from time to time.

“Closing Date” – the date of this Agreement.

“CME” shall mean CME Group Benchmark Administration Ltd.

“Code” – the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be,

renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“Collateral” – as defined in the Security Agreement.

“Collateral Documents” – collectively, the Security Agreement, any Additional Security

Agreement and the Financing Statements.

“Companies” – collectively the Borrower and each Guarantor, and individually a

“Company”.

“Compliance Certificate” – a certificate from the Chief Executive Officer or Chief

Financial Officer of Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto with all

blanks appropriately completed.

“Consolidated”, “Consolidating” or “Consolidated Basis” – for any Persons, means the

consolidation of the accounts of such Persons in accordance with GAAP, including principles of

consolidation.

“Consolidated Total Funded Debt” – all Indebtedness for borrowed money (including,

without limitation, short and long term Indebtedness, seller notes and earnout obligations,

Synthetic Leases, Capital Lease Obligations, reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters

of Credit and any guarantees that are Indebtedness), for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a

Consolidated Basis.

“Control”, “Controlling”, “Controlled by”, and “under Common Control with” – the

possession, direct or indirect, of the power to vote 51% or more of the Equity Interests having

ordinary Voting Power for the election of directors.

“Credit” – the collective reference to the Revolving Credit, the Equipment Loan Limit

and the Term Loan as defined in this Agreement.

“Disposal” – the intentional or unintentional abandonment, discharge, deposit, injection,

dumping, spilling, leaking, burning, terminal destruction or placing of any substance so that it or

any of its constituents enter the Environment.

“EBITDA” – for any period of determination, the Net Income of the Borrower, plus

(i) Interest Expense, plus (ii) Income Tax Expense and franchise tax expense, plus

(iii) depreciation and amortization, all of which having reduced income for the period, calculated

for the Borrower on a Consolidated Basis in accordance with GAAP in a manner acceptable to

Lender in its reasonable discretion.

“Environment” – any water including, but not limited to, surface water and ground

water; any land including land surface or subsurface; stream sediments; air; plants; and all other

natural resources or environmental media.

“Environmental Laws” – all federal, state, provincial and local environmental, land use,

zoning, health, chemical use, and safety laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, codes and rules

relating to the protection of the Environment and/or governing the use, storage, treatment,

generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances

and the policies, guidelines, procedures, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of

federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect thereto.

“Environmental Permits” – all licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations, consents or

registrations required by any applicable Environmental Laws and all applicable judicial and

administrative orders in connection with ownership, lease, purchase, transfer, closure, use and/or

operation of any property and/or as may be required for the storage, treatment, generation,

transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

“Environmental Report” – a written report prepared for Borrower or any of its

Subsidiaries by an environmental consulting or environmental engineering firm and provided to

the Lender.

“Environmental Questionnaire” – a questionnaire and all attachments thereto

concerning: (1) activities and conditions affecting the Environment at any property of Borrower

or any of its Subsidiaries or (2) the enforcement or possible enforcement of any Environmental

Law against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Equipment Loan Limit” – the Loans in the maximum principal amount of $5,000,000

by Lender to Borrowers under Section 2.3 of this Agreement.

“Equipment Loan Limit Note” – the promissory notes of the Borrower substantially in

the form of Exhibit E hereto with all blanks appropriately completed, and all amendments,

replacements and renewals thereof, evidencing the promise of the Borrower to repay the

Equipment Loan Limit Loans to Lender.

“Equity Interest” – with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations

or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or

non-voting) of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership

interests (whether general or limited) or any other interest or participation that confers on a

Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such

partnership, but in no event will Equity Interest include any debt securities convertible or

exchangeable into equity unless and until actually converted or exchanged.

“ERISA” – the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the

Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 and the regulations promulgated and

rulings issued thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time. Section references to

ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA,

amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

“ERISA Affiliate” – means each Person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA), which

together with Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower, would be deemed to be a “single employer”

(i) within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(a)(14) or

4001(b)(i) of ERISA or (ii) as a result of Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower being or having

been a general partner of such Person.

“Event of Default” – as defined in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

“Event of Loss” – means, with respect to any property, (i) the actual or constructive total

loss of such property or the use thereof, resulting from destruction, damage beyond repair, or the

rendition of such property permanently unfit for normal use from any casualty or similar

occurrence whatsoever, (ii) the destruction or damage of a portion of such property from any

casualty or similar occurrence whatsoever under circumstances in which such damage cannot

reasonably be expected to be repaired, or such property cannot reasonably be expected to be

restored to usable condition within 180 days after the occurrence of such destruction or damage,

or (iii) the condemnation, confiscation or seizure of, or requisition of title to or use of, any

property.

“Executive Order” – the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective

September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With

Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, as the same has been, or shall

hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended or replaced.

“Excluded Taxes” – means any Taxes imposed on Lender that are (i) Taxes imposed on

or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes,

in each imposed as a result of Lender being organized under the law of, or having its principal

office or, lending office located in the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or a political subdivision

thereof, (ii) Taxes imposed on Lender by a jurisdiction as a result of a current or former

connection between Lender and the jurisdiction (including being organized or having its

principal office or applicable lending office in such jurisdiction) other than any connections

arising solely from Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed

its obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or

engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, any Loan Document, (iii) U.S. federal withholding

Taxes imposed on amounts payable to the Lender pursuant to applicable law in effect on the date

Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the

extent that Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to such designation of

a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts or indemnification payments

with respect to such withholding tax or pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) any Taxes to the extent

attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with this Agreement, and (iv) any U.S. federal

withholding taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code or any

regulations (whether temporary or proposed) that are issued thereunder or official governmental

interpretations thereof.

“Fiscal Year” or “fiscal year” – each twelve month period ending on December 31st of

each year.

“Fixed Charges” – for any Calculation Period calculated on a Consolidated Basis, the

sum, without duplication, of (i) Interest Expense paid in cash for such period plus (ii) all

regularly scheduled principal payments of debt to the Bank paid in cash, plus (iii) all payments

on Capital Lease Obligations, plus (iv) all scheduled and unscheduled payments of Obligations

and Indebtedness to parties other than the Bank paid in cash.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” – means, for any Calculation Period, determined on a

Consolidated Basis the ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA, minus unfunded Capital Expenditures,

minus cash taxes, minus cash distributions and dividends, to (ii) Fixed Charges.

“Fixed Rate Option” – means an interest rate fixed at the Lender’s Cost of Funds plus

the Applicable Margin.

“GAAP” – means as of the date of any determination, generally accepted accounting

principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America, consistently applied and

maintained throughout the relevant periods and from period to period.

“Governmental Authority” – the government of the United States of America, any other

nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority,

instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,

legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to

government.

“Governmental Obligations” – means noncallable direct general obligations of the

United States of America or obligations the payment of principal of and interest on which is

unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America.

“Guarantor” and collectively, “Guarantors” – means ELR Associates LLC together with

each direct or indirect Subsidiary of Borrower, which does not become a co-borrower, which has

heretofore executed and delivered, or will in the future execute and deliver to the Lender one or

more Guaranties of the Obligations.

“Guaranty” or collectively “Guaranties” – The guaranty or guaranties executed and

delivered by any Person in connection with this Agreement.

“Guaranty Obligations” – with respect to any Person, each obligation and liability of

such Person and all such obligations and liabilities of such Person incurred pursuant to any

agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person: (i) guarantees, endorses or

otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or

otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or

otherwise to assure a creditor against loss) the indebtedness, dividend, obligation or other

liability of any other Person in any manner (other than by endorsement of instruments in the

course of collection), including any indebtedness, dividend or other obligation which may be

issued or incurred at some future time; (ii) guarantees the payment of dividends or other

distributions upon the Equity Interests of any other Person; (iii) undertakes or agrees (whether

contingently or otherwise): (a) to purchase, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any indebtedness,

obligation or liability of any other Person or any property or assets constituting security therefor,

(b) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any indebtedness, obligation or

liability of any other Person (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital

contributions or otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, working capital or

other financial condition of any other Person, or (b) to make payment to any other Person other

than for value received; (iv) agrees to lease property or to purchase securities, property or

services from such other Person with the purpose or intent of assuring the owner of such

indebtedness or obligation of the ability of such other Person to make payment of the

indebtedness or obligation; (v) to induce the issuance of, or in connection with the issuance of,

any letter of credit for the benefit of such other Person; or (vi) undertakes or agrees otherwise to

assure a creditor against loss. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall (subject to any

limitation set forth herein) be deemed to be the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in

respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith

“Hazardous Substances” – without limitation, any explosives, radon, radioactive

materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum

and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic

substances and any other material defined as a hazardous substance in Section 101(14) of the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.

Section 9601(14).

“Hedge Agreements” – means (i) any interest rate swap agreement, any interest rate cap

agreement, any interest rate collar agreement or other similar interest rate management

agreement or arrangement, or (ii) any currency swap or option agreement, foreign exchange

contract, forward currency purchase agreement or similar currency management agreement or

arrangement executed with the Lender.

“Incipient Default” – an event or condition which, but for the requirements of notice, or

lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Income Tax Expense” – for any period, all provisions for taxes based on the net income

of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, any additions to such taxes,

and any penalties and interest with respect thereto), all as determined for the Borrower and its

Subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Indebtedness” – for any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations to repay

borrowed money, direct or indirect, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed, (b) all obligations in

respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts

payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) accrued expenses and deferred taxes incurred and

paid in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) deposits paid in connection with, and any

amount remaining due under, any contract for the purchase of machinery and/or equipment

which purchase is permitted by the terms hereof, (c) all obligations under conditional sales or

other title retention agreements, (d) all obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of

credit or banker’s acceptance, (e) all net obligations under Hedge Agreements, (f) all Synthetic

Leases, (g) all Capitalized Lease Obligations, (h) all obligations of such Person with respect to

full recourse asset securitization financing programs, (i) all obligations to advance funds to, or to

purchase assets, property or services from, any other Person in order to maintain the financial

condition of such Person, (j) all indebtedness of the types referred to in subparts (a) through (i)

above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or

limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such

indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person, (k) any other transaction (including

forward sale or purchase agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money

entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements, and (l) any guaranty

of any obligation described in subparts (a) through (k) hereof.

“Index Floor” – zero percent (0.00%).

“Interest Expense” – for any period, (a) the aggregate of all interest paid or accrued by

any Person during such period, including all interest, fees and costs payable with respect to the

Indebtedness of such Person (other than fees and costs that may be capitalized as transaction

costs in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) and the interest portion of capitalized lease

payments, minus (b) Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ aggregate interest income for such period,

all as determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

“Interest Period” shall mean as to any SOFR Loan under the Revolving Credit, the

applicable period of time of one day, subject to the following terms and with respect to any

SOFR Loan under the Equipment Loan Limit a period of one month, during which a particular

setting of the SOFR Loan Rate remains in effect, with the first such Interest Period commencing

on the date of this Note (or, as applicable, the date of the first advance of any SOFR Loan

hereunder) and extending to but not including the next succeeding Rate Adjustment Date, with

such Rate Adjustment Date and each Rate Adjustment Date thereafter constituting the beginning

of each succeeding Interest Period; provided, however, that if a Rate Adjustment Date would fall

on a day that is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such Rate Adjustment Date (and

the Interest Period extending to but not including such Rate Adjustment Date) shall be extended

to the next succeeding U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

“Law” or “Laws” – any law, constitution, statute, regulation, rule, opinion, judicial

precedent, ruling, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree, bond or judgment of any

Governmental Authority.

“Lender” – as defined in the opening paragraph of this Agreement, and its successors and

assigns.

“Lender’s Obligations” – as defined in Section 7.2(a) of this Agreement.

“Letter of Credit” – any irrevocable commercial or standby letter of credit issued by the

Lender pursuant to this Agreement upon application by any Company.

“Letter of Credit Facility” – the Letter of Credit Facility defined in Section 2.5(a) of this

Agreement.

“Licenses” – as defined in Section 4.11 of this Agreement.

“Lien” – any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security

interest, lien, charge or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or

preferential arrangement in respect of any asset of any kind or nature whatsoever (including,

without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease

having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or

agreement to give, any financing statement under the UCC or comparable law of any

jurisdiction).

“Loan” or “Loans” – individually and collectively, (i) any Advance under the Revolving

Credit, whether a SOFR Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Term Loan, or (iii) any

Advance under the Equipment Loan Limit, or (iv) any other Indebtedness of Borrower or

Guarantor (excluding ELR Associates LLC) to the Lender..

“Loan Account” – an account maintained with the Lender for the Borrower into which

the proceeds of any funds borrowed hereunder shall be initially deposited.

“Loan Document” – any document executed and delivered by Borrower, any Guarantor

or the Lender in connection with this Agreement including, without limitation, the Revolving

Note, the Term Note, any Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and any Hedge Agreements, as

each of the same may be, amended, modified, replaced, restated or supplemented from time to

time.

“Loss” – as defined in Section 7.1(n) of this Agreement.

“Material Adverse Change” – a Material Adverse Change in (a) the business or financial

condition, performance or properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (b) the

ability of Borrower or any Subsidiary to perform any payment or other material obligations

under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

“Material Contract” – each agreement of Borrower and/or any Subsidiary set forth on

Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.

“Maximum Equipment Loan Limit Amount” – means $5,000,000.

“Merger” The merger of Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. with a special purpose acquisition

company and issuance of shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange under Ticker symbols [OPTX

and OPTXW].

“Money Laundering Laws” – collectively; (a) the Currency and Foreign Transactions

Reporting Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1651-1959) and

(b) the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations

thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guild lines issued, administered or

enforced by any Governmental Authority.

“Net Cash Proceeds” – “Net Cash Proceeds” – with respect to (a) any Asset Sale, the

aggregate cash payments (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a

note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other than the portion of such deferred

payment constituting interest, but only as and when so received) received by any Company or

any Affiliate from such Asset Sale,; (b) any Event of Loss, the aggregate cash payments,

including all insurance proceeds and proceeds of any award for condemnation or taking, received

in connection with such Event of Loss; and (c) any issuance or sale of debt securities or Equity

Interests or the incurrence of funded Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received from such

issuance or incurrence.

“Net Income” – for any period of determination, the net after tax income (loss) of any

Person for such period determined on a Consolidated Basis in accordance with GAAP.

“Note” or “Notes” – any and all notes evidencing any Indebtedness created under this

Agreement.

“Obligations” –any and all Indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower, or any

Guarantor or any Subsidiary to Lender in any capacity under this Agreement, under any Loan

Document, or otherwise, now existing or hereafter incurred, however created or evidenced,

regardless of kind, class or form, whether direct, indirect, absolute or contingent (including

obligations pursuant to any guaranty, endorsement, other assurance of payment or otherwise),

whether joint or several, whether from time to time reduced and thereafter increased, or entirely

extinguished and thereafter reincurred, together with all extensions, renewals and replacements

thereof, and all interest, fees, charges, costs or expenses which accrue on or in connection with

the foregoing, including, without limitation, any indebtedness or obligations (i) not yet

outstanding but contracted for, or with regard to which any other commitment by Lender exists;

(ii) arising prior to, during or after any pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or

other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding; (iii)

owed by Borrower to others and which Lender obtained, or may obtain, by assignment or

otherwise; or (iv) payable under this Agreement.

“OFAC” – the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and any

successor thereto.

“Operating Lease Liabilities” – obligations of any Person for the payment of rent for any

real or personal property under leases or agreements to lease that are or would have been

characterized as operating lease obligations of such Person prior to the effectiveness of FASB

ASC 842 as applied to any Person, in accordance with GAAP without giving effect to FASB

ASC 842.

“Organizational Documents” – with respect to any Person other than a natural person,

the documents by which such Person was organized (such as a certificate of incorporation,

certificate of limited partnership or articles of organization, and including any certificates of

designation for preferred stock or other forms of preferred equity) and which relate to the

internal governance of such Person (such as bylaws, a partnership agreement or an operating,

limited liability or members agreement).

“Pension Plan” – any pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA which is a

multiemployer plan or single employer plan as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to

Title IV of ERISA and which is (i) a plan maintained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for

employees or former employees of such Person, (ii) a plan to which Borrower or any of its

Subsidiaries contributes or is required to contribute, (iii) a plan to which Borrower or any of its

Subsidiaries was required to make contributions at any time, or (iv) any other plan with respect

to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or may incur liability, including

contingent liability, under Title IV of ERISA, to such plan or to the Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation. For purposes of this definition and for purposes of Sections 4.10 and 5.10 hereof,

“Borrower” shall include any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is deemed to

be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA. Each such Pension

Plan in existence as of the date of this Agreement is listed and identified on Schedule 1.2

annexed hereto.

“Permitted Investments” –

(a) Government Obligations;

(b) Obligations of a state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any

possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, which are described

in Section 103(a) of the Code and are graded in any of the highest three (3) major grades

as determined by at least one Rating Agency; or secured, as to payments of principal and

interest, by a letter of credit provided by a financial institution or insurance provided by a

bond insurance company which in each case is itself or its debt is rated in one of the

highest three (3) major grades as determined by at least one Rating Agency;

(c) Banker’s acceptances, commercial accounts, demand deposit accounts,

certificates of deposit, or depository receipts issued by or maintained with the Lender or a

bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank or other financial

institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and

whose reported capital and surplus equal at least $250,000,000 provided that such

minimum capital and surplus requirement shall not apply to demand deposit accounts

maintained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(d) Commercial paper rated at the time of purchase within the two highest

classifications established by not less than two Rating Agencies, and which matures within

two hundred and seventy (270) days after the date of issue;

(e) Secured repurchase agreements against obligations itemized in paragraph

(a) above, and executed by a bank or trust company or by members of the association of

primary dealers or recognized dealers in United States government securities, the market

value of which must be maintained at levels at least equal to the amounts advance; and

(f) Any fund or other pooling arrangement which exclusively purchases and

holds the investments itemized in (a) through (e) above.

“Permitted Liens” – as defined in Section 6.2 of this Agreement.

“Person” – any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint

venture, trust, unincorporated association, government or political subdivision or other entity,

body, organization or group.

“Rate Adjustment Date” shall mean each U.S. Government Securities Business Day.

“Rating Agency” – shall mean Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., Standard and Poor’s

Ratings Services, Fitch Ratings, and their respective successors or any other nationally

recognized statistical rating organization which is acceptable to the Lender.

“Release” – has the same meaning as given to that term in Section 101(22) of the

Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.

Section 9601, et. seq. and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Reportable Event” – any event with regard to a Pension Plan described in

Section 4043(c) of ERISA, or in regulations issued thereunder.

“Request Certificate” – a certificate in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C, with all

blanks appropriately completed, and duly executed on behalf of the applicable Person.

“Restricted Payment” – (i) any Capital Distribution; (ii) any amount paid by Borrower

or any Subsidiary in repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase, direct or indirect, of any

Subordinated Debt; or (iii) the exercise by Borrower or any Subsidiary of any right of defeasance

or covenant defeasance or similar right with respect to any Subordinated Debt or Obligation.

“Revolving Credit” – as defined in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

“Revolving Credit Commitment” – the maximum aggregate amount available under the

Revolving Credit for Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit which on the Closing Date is

$10,000,000.

“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” – November 8, 2026, or such earlier date in

accordance with Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

“Revolving Loan” or “Revolving Loans” – as defined in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

“Revolving Note” – the replacement promissory note of the Borrower in the form of

Exhibit A hereto, and all amendments, replacements and renewals thereof, evidencing the

promise of the Borrower to repay to the Lender all Advances under the Revolving Credit.

“Schedule” – as defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

“SEC” – means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Security Agreement” and “Security Interests” – the Security Agreement, as hereinafter

defined, and each security agreement and/or pledge agreement executed and delivered by any

Person in connection with this Agreement and each security interest granted to Lender

thereunder, and all amendments, replacements and renewals thereof.

“SOFR” – with respect to any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, a rate per

annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such U.S. Government Securities

Business Day as published by the SOFR Administrator.

“SOFR Administrator” – means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor

administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

“SOFR Administrator’s Website” – means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of

New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured

overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

“SOFR Loan” shall mean any Loan or other advance of funds made to the Borrower by

the Lender pursuant to a Note that accrues interest at the SOFR Loan Rate.

“SOFR Loan Rate” – shall mean, for the duration of any Interest Period with respect to a

SOFR Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/16 of 1%) equal to Term

SOFR published each U.S. Government Securities Business Day. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, if, as of 5:00 p.m. (ET) on any U.S. Government Securities Business Day, Term

SOFR has not been published, then the rate used will be such Term SOFR as published for the

first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day so long as such first preceding U.S.

Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities

Business Days prior to such Rate Determination Date. Notwithstanding any provision above, the

practice of rounding to determine the SOFR Loan Rate may be discontinued at any time in the

Lender’s sole discretion.

“SOFR Rate Loan” – any portion of the Loans on which interest is calculated based on

the SOFR Rate Option.

“SOFR Rate Option” – the Rate Option in which interest is based on the Applicable

Interest Margin plus the greater of (a) the SOFR Loan Rate or (b) the Index Floor.

“Subordinated Debt” – all Indebtedness or agreements of the Borrower which has been

formally subordinated to payment and collection of the Obligations.

“Subordinated Debt Documents” – any documents, instruments and agreements executed

in connection with the issuance of any Subordinated Debt.

“Subordination Agreement” – individually and collectively, any subordination

agreement entered into by the Lender with any creditor in connection with any Subordinated

Debt.

“Subsidiary” – any entity of which at least 50% of the voting stock or voting Equity

Interests is owned by any entity directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries. If the

applicable entity has no Subsidiaries, the provisions of this Agreement relating to Subsidiaries

shall be inapplicable, without affecting the applicability of such provisions to any entity alone.

“Synthetic Lease” – any lease (a) that is accounted for by the lessee as an operating lease,

and (b) under which the lessee is intended to be the “owner” of the leased property for federal

income tax purposes.

“Taxes” – all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings,

assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any

interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term Loan” – the Loan in the original principal amount of $1,775,000 by Lender to

Borrowers under Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

“Term Loan Maturity Date” – November 8, 2028, or such earlier date in accordance

with Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

“Term Note” – the promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit

B hereto with all blanks appropriately completed, and all amendments, replacements and

renewals thereof, evidencing the promise of the Borrower to repay the Term Loan to Lender.

“Term SOFR” shall mean the 1-Month CME SOFR Term Reference Rate administered

by CME (or any successor forward-looking term rate derived from SOFR published by any

successor administrator thereof, as may be recommended by the Federal Reserve Bank of New

York) and published on the applicable commercially available screen page as may be designated

by the Lender from time to time.

“Term SOFR Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of

Term SOFR, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including, without limitation,

changes to the definitions of “Business Day,” “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” or

“Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest,

timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of

lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and other technical, administrative or

operational matters) that the Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and

implementation of Term SOFR and to permit the administration thereof by the Lender in a

manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender decides that adoption of

any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Lender determines

that no market practice for the administration of Term SOFR exists, in such other manner of

administration as the Lender decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the

administration of the loan evidenced hereby).

“Total Leverage Ratio” – as of any date, determined on a Consolidated Basis, the ratio of

(i) Consolidated Total Funded Debt to (ii) Adjusted EBITDA for the Calculation Period.

“Transaction Documents” – shall mean, collectively, (i) the Loan Documents, and (ii) all

other agreements, instruments and documents executed and/or delivered in connection therewith,

as each of the same has been or may hereafter be, amended, modified or supplemented from time

to time in accordance with this Agreement.

“Transactions” – all transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

“Type” – when used in reference to any Loan or borrowing, refers to whether the rate of

interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such borrowing, is determined by reference to

the SOFR Loan Rate or the Base Rate.

“UCC” – the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York State on the date of

this Agreement, as the same shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” – any day other than Saturday, Sunday or

other day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that

the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading

in United States government securities.

“Variable Loan Rate” shall mean the SOFR Loan Rate.

“Voting Power” – with respect to any Person, the exclusive ability to control, through the

ownership of any Equity Interest, the election of members of the board of directors or other

similar governing body of such Person. The holding of a designated percentage of Voting Power

of a Person means the ownership of Equity Interests of such Person sufficient to control

exclusively the election of that percentage of the members of the board of directors or similar

governing body of such Person.

1.2. ACCOUNTING TERMS. All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein

have the meaning assigned to them in accordance with GAAP. If a change in GAAP affects the

computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in this Agreement, and either

Borrower or Lender shall so request, Lender and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend

such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP;

and until such amendment shall have been agreed to the ratio or requirement shall be computed

without giving effect to such change. Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this

Agreement (including, without limitation, any of the negative covenants, financial covenants and

component definitions contained herein) or any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary, (a)

no effect shall be given to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or

any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar

result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Company or any Subsidiary

at “fair value”, as defined therein, (b) no effect shall be given to any treatment of Indebtedness

under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting Standards

Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any

such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness

shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, and (c) any lease that was

treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance of FASB ASC 842 shall

not be treated as Indebtedness (and such obligations related thereto shall not be treated as

Capitalized Lease Obligations) and shall continue to be treated as an operating lease (and any

future lease that would be treated as an operating lease for purposes of GAAP prior to the

issuance of FASB ASC 842 shall be similarly treated) without giving effect to the

implementation of FASB ASC 842, in each case.

1.3. UCC TERMS. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized words not

otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the UCC as in effect

from time to time.

1.4. DIVISIONS. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any

division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different

jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset,

right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred

from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into

existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its

existence by the holders of its capital stock at such time.

ARTICLE II. THE CREDITS.

2.1. THE REVOLVING CREDIT.

(a) Revolving Loans. The Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions and

relying upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and within the limits

hereof, to make one or more loans (each a “Revolving Loan”, and collectively the “Revolving

Loans”) to Borrower and Borrower may make a request for a Revolving Loan or Revolving

Loans from the Lender, at any one time and from time to time, from the date hereof until the

Revolving Credit Maturity Date or earlier termination thereof, in total not in excess of the

Revolving Credit Commitment in the aggregate at any one time outstanding (collectively, the

“Revolving Credit”). The Revolving Loans may be repaid and re-borrowed in accordance with

the provisions hereof.

(b) Method for Revolving Loans. When Borrower requests Lender to make a

Revolving Loan available, Borrower shall notify Lender not later than 12:00 P.M. on the

Business Day such Revolving Loan is requested. In such notice, which may be given by means

of a Request Certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto, as appropriate, with all blanks

appropriately completed, Borrower shall specify (i) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan

requested, which shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 and shall be in whole multiples of

$50,000 for amounts in excess of such minimum amount, (ii) the proposed date on which the

Revolving Loan is to be funded which shall be a US Government Securities Day. Lender may

waive the requirement of a Request Certificate, at Lender’s discretion. Lender will make the

proceeds of the Revolving Loan available to Borrower by a deposit to the applicable Loan

Account on the Business Day of such request if the request is made before 12:00 P.M., and on

the next Business Day if made after 12:00 P.M., provided the conditions set forth in Article III of

this Agreement have been satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as the Borrower

shall have an automatic sweep in effect on its operating account with Lender (which such

automatic sweep is available at the Lender’s sole and absolute discretion), the forgoing notice

requirements shall not apply. Lender shall not incur any liability to Borrower in acting upon any

notice referred to above or upon any telephonic notice which Lender believes in good faith to

have been given on behalf of Borrower by a duly authorized officer or other Person authorized to

borrow on behalf of Borrower or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. More than one

Advance may be incurred by the Borrower on any day.

2.2. THE TERM LOAN. Lender agrees, on the terms and conditions, and relying on

the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, to lend to the Borrower, and the

Borrower agrees to borrow from Lender on the Closing Date, a Term Loan in the principal sum

of $1,775,000.

2.3 THE EQUIPMENT LOAN LIMIT.

(a) Advances. Subject to the continued compliance of Borrower with this Agreement and

all other accompanying Loan Documents and the continued absence of any default by Borrower

or any indorser, guarantor or any other party liable for, or whose assets or any interest therein

secures payment of any of the Indebtedness, the Lender may advance to Borrower, for use by

Borrower as hereafter provided, such sums as Borrower may request (each an “Equipment

Advance”), but which shall not exceed in the aggregate the Maximum Equipment Loan Limit

Amount. Borrower shall not request any Equipment Advance of proceeds of the Equipment

Loan Limit which exceeds the Maximum Equipment Loan Limit Amount. Even if the aggregate

amount of Equipment Advances made and outstanding under the Equipment Loan Limit shall at

any time and for any reason exceed the Maximum Equipment Loan Limit Amount, Borrower

shall nevertheless be liable for the entire amount outstanding with interest thereon in accordance

with this Agreement and all accompanying Loan Documents, and Borrower shall be responsible

for observance of, performance of and compliance with all of the terms, covenants and

provisions hereof and thereof. Advances under the Equipment Loan Limit shall be evidenced by

separate term notes, in form and substance acceptable to the Lender; provided, however, that

Borrower may request an Equipment Advance through Lender’s Commercial Equipment Leasing

Department. Such requests may include term notes, Conditional Sales Contracts or Fair Market

Value Leases, which will be documented separately, including but not limited to a master lease

agreement, and liabilities related thereto blocked against the availability under the Maximum

Equipment Loan Limit Amount; provided further, that all Conditional Sales Contracts and Fair

Market Value Leases with balloon payments must have residuals and all balloon payments must

be approved in writing by the Lender’s Equipment Management Group. The Equipment Loan

Limit shall be utilized for purposes of making equipment acquisitions. Nothing contained in this

Agreement shall be construed as obligating the Lender to make any particular loan or Equipment

Advance to Borrower, and Borrower is not relying upon the Lender to make or continue to make

advances for any purpose whatsoever. All such loans or Advances remain within the discretion

of Lender.

b. Advance Procedure. With respect to each advance and all matters and transactions in

connection therewith, Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender to accept, rely upon,

act upon and comply with any oral or written instructions, requests, confirmation and orders of

any employee or representative of Borrower who is so authorized or designated as a signer of

loan documents under the provisions of Borrower’s most recent resolutions or similar documents

on file with the Lender. Borrower acknowledges that the transmission between Borrower and the

Lender of any such instructions, requests, confirmations and orders involves the possibility of

errors, omissions, mistakes and discrepancies and agrees to adopt such internal measures and

operational procedures as may be necessary to protect its interests. By reason thereof, Borrower

hereby assumes all risk of loss and responsibility for, and releases and discharges the Lender

from any and all responsibility or liability for, and agrees to indemnify, reimburse on demand

and hold the Lender harmless from, any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, liability and

expenses by reason of, arising out of, or in any way connected with or related to: (i) the Lender’s

accepting, relying and acting upon, complying with or observing any such instruction, request,

confirmation or order; or (ii) any such error, omission, mistake, or discrepancy, provided such

error, omission, mistake or discrepancy is not caused by the Lender’s gross negligence or willful

misconduct.

c. Rate Options and Tenor. Each Advance shall accrue interest at Borrower’s option, with

Lender concurrence, selected at least three (3) days prior to the date of the proposed Equipment

Advance, either (1) floating at SOFR Loan Rate plus the Applicable Margin or (ii) fixed at the

Lender’s Cost of Funds plus the Applicable Margin. The maturity and amortization for each

Advance shall be up to a maximum of eighty-four (84) months, with the maturity not exceeding

the amortization but allowing a maturity to be less than the amortization period (“balloon”). If

the Floating Rate option is selected, each Equipment Advance shall be payable in monthly

payments of principal plus interest. If the Fixed Rate option is selected, each Advance shall be

payable in monthly payments of principal and interest or principal plus interest as agreed by the

Lender and Borrower. In the event that Borrower prepays any Equipment Advance, a

prepayment premium of SOFR breakage fees or the Lender’s standard yield maintenance

premium will be required to be paid pursuant to the terms of separate term notes or leases

executed for each Equipment Advance.

d. Security Agreement. The Equipment Loan Limit shall also be secured by the specific

equipment financed from the proceeds of each Equipment Advance, at the discretion of the

Lender.

2.4. THE NOTES.

(a) Revolving Note. The Revolving Loans shall be evidenced by the Revolving Note,

with all blanks appropriately completed, payable as provided therein to the Lender. The

Revolving Note shall be inscribed by the holder thereof on the schedule attached thereto and any

continuation thereof (“Schedule”) with the date of the making of each Revolving Loan, the

amount of each Revolving Loan, the applicable Rate Options, all payments of principal, and the

aggregate outstanding principal balance thereof. Any such inscription shall constitute prima

facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so recorded; provided, however, the failure of

the Lender to make any such inscription shall not affect the obligations of Borrower under the

Revolving Note or this Agreement.

(b) The Term Note. The Term Loan shall be evidenced by the Term Note, with all

blanks appropriately completed, and payable as provided therein to Lender.

(c) The Equipment Loan Limit Note. The Equipment Advances shall be evidenced by

the Equipment Loan Limit Notes or Lease Schedules (with corresponding master lease

agreement on file at the Lender) with all blanks appropriately completed, and payable as

provided therein to Lender.

2.5. INTEREST, RATE OPTIONS AND PRICING.

(a) Rates.

(i) Revolving Loans. Except as may be required by the terms and provisions

of Sections 2.11 and 2.12 below, Revolving Loans shall bear interest under the SOFR

Rate Option only. Advances under the Revolving Note shall bear interest which shall be

payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month for interest accrued

during the preceding month, prior to maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) on

the balance of principal thereof from time to time unpaid.

(ii) Term Loan. The Term Loan shall bear interest at the Fixed Rate and

interest shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month for

interest accrued during the preceding month, prior to maturity (whether by acceleration or

otherwise) on the balance of principal thereof from time to time unpaid.

(iii) Default Rate. After maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, the

Notes shall bear interest at a per annum rate equal to five percent (5%) in excess of the

otherwise applicable rate of interest thereon; provided, however, in no event shall the rate

of interest on the Notes exceed the maximum rate authorized by law.

(b) Computation of Interest. Interest on the Loans shall be calculated on the basis of

actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days, which will result in a higher effective annual rate. If

either Note is not paid when due, whether because the Note becomes due on a Saturday, Sunday

or bank holiday or for any other reason, the Borrower will pay interest thereon at the aforesaid

rate until the date of actual receipt of payment by the holder of the applicable Note.

Lender shall not incur any liability to Borrower in acting upon any telephonic notice which

Lender believes to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other designated

representative of Borrower or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder.

2.6. LETTERS OF CREDIT.

(a) Letters of Credit.

(i) Within the limits of the Revolving Credit, the Lender, upon application of

the Borrower, shall from time to time during the period commencing on the date the

conditions specified in Article III are satisfied through the date which is two (2) Business

Days preceding the Revolving Loan Maturity Date issue Letters of Credit for the account

of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate face amount of Letters of Credit

outstanding at any one time not to exceed $2,000,000.00; provided, however, the Lender

will not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding

principal amount of all Advances plus the aggregate face amount of undrawn Letters of

Credit outstanding would exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment (“Letter of Credit

Facility”).

(ii) Each Letter of Credit shall (i) provide for the payment of drafts in United

States dollars, presented for honor thereunder by the beneficiary in accordance with the

terms thereof, at sight when accompanied by the documents described therein, (ii) have

an expiration date which is no later than the earlier of (x) one year from the date of

issuance or (y) the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolving Loan Maturity

Date, (iii) be issued for a satisfactory business purpose, and (iv) otherwise be in form,

content and substance satisfactory to the Lender. Upon the issuance of any Letter of

Credit, Lender shall deliver the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof

at the direction of the Borrower.

(b) Application by the Borrower for Issuance of the Letters of Credit. The Borrower

shall request the Lender in writing to issue the Letters of Credit by delivering to the Lender on or

before the date hereof, in the case of Letters of Credit to be issued on the date hereof, or two (2)

Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance, in the case of all other Letters of Credit to

be issued after the date hereof, a Letter of Credit application in form and content satisfactory to

the Lender completed to the satisfaction of the Lender and such other certificates, documents and

other papers and information as the Lender may reasonably request.

(c) Letter of Credit Fees. For each Letter of Credit issued by the Lender, the

Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender, annually in advance, a letter of credit fee equal to the

Applicable Interest Margin for the SOFR Rate Loans of the face amount of such Letter of Credit,

subject to a minimum fee of $1,000. Such letter of credit fees shall be calculated on the basis of

a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of

an Event of Default, fees for Letters of Credit shall accrue at two percent (2%) in excess of the

rate applicable at the time of such Event of Default. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to

the Lender upon application for a Letter of Credit the Lender’s customary issuance, processing,

renewal, amendment and drawing fees for the letter of credit.

(d) Obligation to Reimburse. The Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the

Lender by telephone of any draft drawn pursuant to a Letter of Credit and presented for payment

and of the date the Lender intends to pay such draft if that is the case. With respect to any draft

paid pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Lender the amount

of such payment on the date of payment by depositing with the Lender prior to 12:00 Noon

(Buffalo, New York time) immediately available funds in the amount of such draft. The failure

to so deposit shall be deemed a request for an immediate Advance in an aggregate amount equal

to the amount to be paid on such draft.

(e) Unconditional Obligations. In order to induce the Lender and the Lender to cause

the Lender to issue the Letters of Credit, the Borrower agrees that the Lender shall not be

responsible or liable for, and the Borrower’s unconditional obligation to reimburse the Lender

for amounts paid on account of drawings honored under Letters of Credit shall not be affected by

(a) the validity or genuineness of any document or instrument presented to the Lender in

connection with a Letter of Credit, even if such document or instrument should in fact prove to

be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or (b) any action taken or omitted by the

Lender in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with

making or not making payment under the Letter of Credit provided the Lender gives any notice

required to be given to the Borrower by any such Letter of Credit.

2.7. CHARGE TO ACCOUNT. On the date that any principal of or interest on either

Note or any fees or charges payable under this Agreement are due, Borrower authorizes the

Lender to debit Account No. 9888209989 maintained with Lender on such due date in an amount

equal to such unpaid principal, interest, fees or charges, as applicable due from Borrower.

2.8. TERM LOAN PAYMENTS AND OPTIONAL PREPAYMENTS.

(a) Term Loan Payments. The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan

together with interest thereon shall be payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of the

Term Note and on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

(b) Optional Prepayment of the Loans. Borrower shall have the right to prepay at any

time a) all or any portion of the Term Loans or leases subject to any applicable premium or

penalty, or b) any Advance under the Revolving Credit together with interest on the principal so

prepaid to the date of such prepayment without premium or penalty.

2.9. MANDATORY PREPAYMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any

other Loan Document, in addition to any scheduled payments of principal to be made by

Borrower, Borrower shall make a prepayment of the Loans equal to the following amounts, if

any, received by any Company:

(i) within two (2) days of receipt thereof, one hundred percent (100%) of the

Net Cash Proceeds of the issuance or incurrence of any additional Indebtedness (other

than Indebtedness permitted hereunder); and

(ii) within two (2) days of receipt thereof, one hundred percent (100%) of the

Net Cash Proceeds of any Event of Loss; and

(iii) within two (2) days from the date of any Asset Sale; and

(iv) within two (2) days from the date of the sale or issuance of any Equity

Interest in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries one hundred percent (100%) of the Net

Cash Proceeds of such sale or issuance.

(b) Each mandatory prepayment made under this Section 2.8 shall be applied in the

following order: (i) first, to the outstanding portion of the Term Loan, (ii) second, to the

outstanding portion of Equipment Loan Limit Notes or Leases, and (iii) third to any outstanding

Loans under the Revolving Credit without a concurrent reduction in the Revolving Credit

Commitment. Each mandatory prepayment made with respect to the Term Loan shall be applied

to the payments of principal in the inverse order of maturities until the balance on the Term Loan

has been reduced to zero.

2.10. USE OF PROCEEDS. Borrower covenants to the Lender that Borrower shall use

the proceeds of the Term Loan to refinance the outstanding Obligations of Borrower. Each

Advance under the Revolving Credit shall be used for working capital and for the general

corporate requirements of Borrower including Letters of Credit.

2.11. LATE CHARGE. Upon failure to make any payment of principal or interest on

either Note within ten (10) days of the due date thereof, the Borrower promises to pay, upon

demand by the Lender, a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of any such

overdue amount of principal or interest.

2.12. INABILITY TO DETERMINE SOFR; EFFECT OF BENCHMARK

TRANSITION EVENT.

(a) Term SOFR Conforming Changes. In connection with the use or administration of

Term SOFR, the Lender will have the right to make Term SOFR Conforming Changes from time

to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendments implementing

such Term SOFR Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or

consent of the Borrower or any other party hereto. The Lender will promptly notify the

Borrower of the effectiveness of any Term SOFR Conforming Changes.

(b) Disclosure Regarding Term SOFR. Borrower acknowledges and understands that

(i) Term SOFR is established, administered and regulated by third parties, and its continuing

existence and ongoing viability as a source and basis for establishing contractual interest rates is

entirely outside the control of the Lender, (ii) Term SOFR is a derivative of SOFR, based on

expectations derived from the derivatives markets and dependent upon derivatives market

liquidity, (iii) certain industry groups have advised that Term SOFR is not recommended for all

financing facilities, and (iv), the Lender does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall

not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of,

calculation of or any other matter related to Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or

rates referenced in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto

(including any Benchmark Replacement) or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any

Term SOFR Conforming Changes. Notwithstanding the above, Borrower has knowingly and

voluntarily requested and/or accepted utilization of Term SOFR for all purposes provided for

herein, accepting any inherent risks associated with such utilization, and hereby waives any

claims or defenses against the Lender in connection therewith.

(c) Prepayment; Breakage Fee. If (i) Borrower pays the principal balance, in whole or

in part, on any SOFR Loan, on any day other than on Rate Adjustment Date (including as a result

of an event of default), (ii) the SOFR Loan Rate is converted to the Base Rate on any day other

than a Rate Adjustment Date; or (iii) to the extent applicable, Borrower fails to draw down or

accept an advance, in whole or in part, of a SOFR Loan after giving a request therefor or

otherwise tries to revoke any SOFR Loan, in whole or in part, then Borrower shall be liable for

and shall pay the Lender, on demand, the higher of $250.00 or the actual amount of the

liabilities, expenses, costs or funding losses that are a direct or indirect result of such prepayment

or other condition described above, whether such liability, expense, cost or loss is by reason of

(a) any reduction in yield, by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of any deposit or other

funds acquired by the Lender, (b) the fixing of the interest rate payable on any SOFR Loans, or

(c) otherwise (collectively, the “Breakage Fee”). The determination by the Lender of the

foregoing amount shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding upon

Borrower.

(d) Conversion to Base Rate Upon Default. Unless the Lender shall otherwise and in

its sole discretion consent in writing, if (i) an event of default (with respect to any payment

obligation or otherwise, as may be defined or described in the Note or related documents) has

occurred and is continuing, or (ii) there exists a condition or event that, with the passage of time,

the giving of notice, or both, shall constitute such an event of default, the Lender, in its sole

discretion, may convert the applicable interest rate to the Base Rate, and each reference in the

Note and herein to the applicable interest rate shall be deemed to be a reference to the Base Rate.

Nothing herein shall be construed to be a waiver by the Lender of its right to have the

outstanding principal balance accrue interest at the Default Rate, accelerate the indebtedness

and/or exercise any other remedies available to the Lender under the terms hereof or applicable

law.

(e) Repayment Upon Conversion to Base Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein,

during the time of any conversion of the applicable interest rate to the Base Rate, whether

temporary or permanent, and whether pursuant to an event of default or otherwise, and without

compromising any other rights and remedies of the Lender, and in the absence of the Lender

exercising any such other rights or remedies as may be applicable, Borrower shall continue to

repay all indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the Note. The determination by the

Lender of the foregoing amounts shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and

binding upon Borrower.

(f) Illegality. If the Lender shall determine that the introduction of any law (statutory or

common), treaty, rule, regulation, guideline or determination of an arbitrator or of a

governmental authority or in the interpretation or administration thereof, has made it unlawful, or

that any central bank or other governmental or regulatory authority has asserted that it is

unlawful or otherwise impermissible for the Lender to make or maintain loans using the thencurrent applicable interest rate index, then, on notice thereof by the Lender to Borrower, the

Lender may (i) suspend the maintaining of the loan hereunder using the then-current applicable

interest rate index until the Lender shall have notified Borrower that the circumstances giving

rise to such determination shall no longer exist, and/or (ii) convert the applicable interest rate for

the loan hereunder to the Base Rate, subject to the terms of the section below entitled “Inability

to Determine Term SOFR; Effect of Benchmark Transition Event”.

(g) Inability to Determine Term SOFR; Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

i. If the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding on

Borrower) that for any reason the SOFR Loan Rate cannot be determined, other than as a

result of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Lender will give notice of such

determination to Borrower. Thereafter, the Lender may not make or maintain the loan

hereunder using the SOFR Loan Rate until the Lender revokes such notice in writing, and

until such revocation, the Lender may convert the applicable interest rate to the Base

Rate, subject to the provisions below.

ii. Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Notes

or any related agreement, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event and its

related Benchmark Replacement Date prior to any setting of the then-current Benchmark,

(x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the

definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date in

connection with a Benchmark Transition Event, such Benchmark Replacement will

replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder in respect of such Benchmark setting

and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment or further action or consent

of any other party hereto, and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in

accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such

Benchmark Replacement Date, the Lender may unilaterally amend the terms of the Notes

to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement, with any such

amendment to become effective as soon as practicable for the Lender and upon notice to

the Borrower, without any further action or consent of the Borrower. No replacement of

the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to clause (y) above

will occur prior to the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii)

if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of

a prospective event, the 180th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such

public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective

event is fewer than 180 days after such statement or publication, the date of such

statement or publication). Borrower shall pay all out-of-pocket costs (including

reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Lender in connection with any negotiation,

documentation or enforcement of the terms hereof or any related matters contemplated in

this Section titled “Inability to Determine Term SOFR; Effect of Benchmark Transition

Event” (“this Section”).

iii. Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation or

administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Lender will have the right to make

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding

anything to the contrary in the Notes or in any related document or agreement, any

amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will

become effective without any further action or consent of the Borrower or any other party

hereto. The Lender shall not be liable to the Borrower for any Benchmark Replacement

Conforming Changes made by the Lender in good faith.

iv. Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Lender will provide

notification to the Borrower (which may at the Lender’s discretion be electronic, part of a

billing statement, a general notice to customers or other communication) of the

implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and the effectiveness of any Benchmark

Replacement Conforming Changes, within a reasonable time prior to such

implementation and effectiveness, as applicable. Any determination, decision or election

that may be made by the Lender pursuant to this Section, including, without limitation,

any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from

taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower and

any other parties hereto absent manifest error and may be made in the Lender’s sole

discretion and without consent from the Borrower or any other party hereto, except, in

each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section, and shall not be the basis of any

claim of liability of any kind or nature against the Lender by any party hereto, all such

claims being hereby waived individually by each party hereto.

v. Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the

commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period and until a Benchmark

Replacement is determined in accordance with this Section, the Borrower may revoke (as

applicable) any pending request for an advance/borrowing of, conversion to, or

continuation of a loan based on the SOFR Loan Rate (or the then-current Benchmark) to

be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and,

failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request (as

applicable) into a request for an advance/borrowing of or conversion to a loan that shall

accrue interest at the Base Rate.

vi. The Lender does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability

with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or

any other matter related to the Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates

referenced in the definition thereof or any alternative, successor or replacement rate

thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or

characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any

Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic

equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Benchmark or any other

Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation

or composition of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. The Lender may

select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the

Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms hereof, and shall have no liability to the

Borrower or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or

indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses

(whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or

calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information

source or service.

vii. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section:

1. “Benchmark” means the SOFR Loan Rate or any subsequent Benchmark

Replacement that has become effective hereunder.

2. “Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below

that is applicable and can be determined by the Lender for the applicable

Benchmark Replacement Date:

1) The sum of (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark

Replacement Adjustment;

2) The sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the

Lender giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of

a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the

Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing

market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to

the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated or

bilateral credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement

Adjustment;

provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than

the current benchmark rate floor with respect to the SOFR Loan Rate (if any, the

“Floor”), the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be such Floor for the

purposes hereof.

3. “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of

the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the

spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread

adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been

selected by the Lender giving due consideration to (i) any selection or

recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining

such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such then-current Benchmark with

the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant

Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for

determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such

spread adjustment, for the replacement of such then-current Benchmark with the

applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated

syndicated or bilateral credit facilities at such time.

4. “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any

Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes

(including, without limitation, changes to the definitions of “Business Day,” “U.S.

Government Securities Business Day,” or “Interest Period,” timing and frequency

of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing

requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback

periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and other technical,

administrative or operational matters) that the Lender decides may be appropriate

to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and

to permit the administration thereof by the Lender in a manner substantially

consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender decides that adoption of any

portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Lender

determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark

Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Lender decides

is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of the loan

evidenced hereby).

5. “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following

events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

1) in the case of clause (a) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition

Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of

information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator

of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the

Benchmark; or

2) in the case of clause (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition

Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of

information referenced therein and (ii) the announced or stated date as of

which all applicable tenors of such Benchmark will no longer be

representative.

6. “Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current

Benchmark, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by

or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory

supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an

insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a

resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark

or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the

administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such

administrator has ceased, or will cease on a specified date, to provide such

Benchmark (or all tenors of such Benchmark applicable to the loan evidenced

hereby), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement

or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide

any applicable tenors of such Benchmark or (b) all applicable tenors of such

Benchmark are or as of a specified date will no longer be representative of the

underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to

measure and indicating that representativeness will not be restored.

7. “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the

time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no

Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all

purposes hereunder in accordance with this Section and (y) ending at the time that

a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all

purposes hereunder in accordance with this Section.

8. “Daily Simple SOFR” shall mean for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per

annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day “i”) that is five (5) U.S. Government

Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government

Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day, or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is

not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities

Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such

SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s

Website. If by 5:00 pm (ET) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities

Business Day immediately following any day “i”, the SOFR in respect of such

day “i” has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website (and a

Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not

occurred), then the SOFR for such day “i” will be the SOFR as published in

respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which

such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided that

any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of

calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR

Rate Days. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be

effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without

notice to the Borrower.

9. “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee

officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.

10. “SOFR Administrator’s Website” shall mean the website of the Federal Reserve

Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor

source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR

Administrator from time to time.

11. “SOFR Rate Day” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of Daily

Simple SOFR.

12. “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement

excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

2.13. TAXES. If any taxes or duties of any kind shall be payable, or ruled to be

payable, by or to any taxing authority of or in the United States, or any other foreign country, or

any political subdivision of any thereof, in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this

Agreement (including, but not limited to, execution, delivery, performance, enforcement, or

payment of principal or interest of or under any Note), by reason of any now existing or hereafter

enacted statute, rule, regulation or other determination (excluding Excluded Taxes), the

Borrower will:

(a) pay on written request therefor all such taxes or duties (other than Excluded

Taxes), including interest and penalty, if any;

(b) promptly furnish the Lender with evidence of any such payment, and

(c) indemnify and hold the Lender and any holder or holders of the Notes harmless

and indemnified against any liability or liabilities with respect to or in connection with any such

taxes or the payment thereof or resulting from any delay or omission to pay such taxes.

Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Borrower under this Agreement, the

agreement and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 2.12 shall survive the

termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the

Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12 for any taxes

or liabilities incurred or suffered more than two hundred and seventy (270) days prior to the date

that Lender notifies the Borrower of the change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions

and of Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the change giving rise

to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period shall be extended to

include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

2.14. FACILITY FEE. As consideration for Lender’s commitment to make available

the Revolving Credit, Borrower agrees to pay to Lender a fee (“Facility Fee”) on the average

daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment from the date of this Agreement until

the Revolving Credit Maturity Date at a per annum rate equal to 0.125%, calculated on the basis

of a year of 360 days, payable quarterly, in arrears, within three (3) Business Days of the date on

which delivery of the financial statements under Sections 5.3(a) and (b) is to be made.

2.15. PAYMENTS. All payments of interest, principal, fees and other expenses by the

Borrower under this Agreement unless otherwise specified shall be made in lawful currency of

the United States of America and in immediately available funds without counterclaim or setoff

and free and clear and without reduction for any present or future income, stamp or other taxes,

deductions or withholdings, all of which shall be paid by the Borrower for its own account. All

payments shall be made not later than 2:00 PM (Buffalo, New York time) on the due date at the

Lender’s office, unless such amount is sooner paid by the Lender debiting a deposit account for

Borrower. All payments (unless stated herein otherwise) shall be applied first to the payment of

all fees, expenses and other amounts due to the Lender (excluding principal and interest), then to

accrued interest, and the balance on account of outstanding principal; provided, however, that

after an Event of Default, payments will be applied to the obligations of Borrower to the Lender

as the Lender determines in its sole discretion.

ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS TO THE CREDIT.

The Lender’s agreement to lend, contained in this Agreement, shall be effective only

upon fulfillment of the following conditions at or prior to the date of the execution of this

Agreement.

3.1. BORROWER AND GUARANTOR ACTION. The Borrower and each

Guarantor shall have taken all necessary and appropriate action and the equity holders of

Borrower and each Guarantor shall have adopted resolutions authorizing the Credit, the

execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents and the taking of all

action required of the Companies by this Agreement; and each entity shall have furnished to the

Lender copies of such resolutions and such other company documents as the Lender shall

reasonably request.

3.2. CREDIT AGREEMENT. Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender

this Agreement.

3.3. NOTES. Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender the Notes,

appropriately completed, evidencing Borrower’s obligations to repay the Credit.

3.4. SUBORDINATED INDEBTEDNESS. Each holder of Subordinated Debt shall

have executed a subordination agreement or reaffirmation agreement in form satisfactory to the

Lender.

3.5. MAXIMUM TOTAL LEVERAGE. The Borrower shall have a Proforma Total

Leverage Ratio of less than 3.50 to 1.00 for the Calculation Period ending September 30, 2023

and after giving effect to the proposed transaction on the Closing Date.

3.6. MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT. Since September 30, 2023 through the date

hereof, there shall not have been any event, change or occurrence that, individually or in the

aggregate has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

3.7. CERTIFICATES. The Borrower shall have provided to the Lender, appropriately

completed insurance certificates, binders or policies evidencing compliance with Section 5.5

of this Agreement.

3.8. LANDLORD WAIVERS. The Borrower shall have provided to the Lender,

satisfactory landlord waivers covering such leased locations of the Borrower.

3.9. FEES. Borrower shall have paid Lender an aggregate commitment fee in

consideration of the Credit of $10,000.00 and shall have reimbursed Lender for Lender’s actual

out-of-pocket costs and closing charges, including fees and costs of Lender’s counsel.

3.10. ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing

Date, all documentation and other information requested by the Lender and required by

regulatory authorities under all Anti-Terrorism Laws or “know your customer” regulations and

requirements shall have been supplied to the Lender.

3.11. OTHER MATTERS. All matters incidental to the execution and delivery of this

Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Term Note, the Loan Documents and the other documents

required hereby including, without limitation, the payment of all fees and expenses required to be

paid by the Borrower to the Lender and its counsel, and all action required by this Agreement,

shall be satisfactory to the Lender and to its counsel, and this Agreement shall be in effect.

3.12. SUBSEQUENT EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT-REVOLVING CREDIT.

Subsequent to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, each request to the Lender for a

Revolving Loan after the date hereof shall constitute confirmation by the Borrower of all the

factual matters set forth in the form of Compliance Certificate as of the date of such Revolving

Loan in the same manner as if a written Compliance Certificate had been delivered, and such

factual matters shall be true on the date such Revolving Loan is made. No Revolving Loan shall

be made if such certification is not made without qualification. At the time of each Advance and

after giving effect thereto, (i) there shall exist no Event of Default, (ii) there shall have occurred

no Material Adverse Change, and (iii) all representations and warranties set forth in Article 4

shall be true and correct on the date of each such Advance.

ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

The Borrower makes the following representations and warranties all of which shall

survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement:

4.1. GOOD STANDING AND AUTHORITY. Each Company is a corporation, or

limited liability company, as the case may be, duly organized, validly existing, and in good

standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; has powers and authority to transact

the business in which it is engaged; is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing in each

jurisdiction in which the conduct of such business requires such licensing or such qualification

except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material

Adverse Change; each Company has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and

perform this Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Term Note and the Loan Documents and any

other document executed in connection with this Agreement to which it is a party, all of which

have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary corporate and shareholder action.

4.2. VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATION This Agreement, the Revolving Note,

the Term Note, the Loan Documents, and any other document executed in connection herewith

to which any Company is a party, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such

Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability (i) may

be limited by state, provincial or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or

other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) may be subject to equity

principles in the event equitable remedies are sought.

4.3. GOOD TITLE. Each Company has good title to the assets which it purports to

own, or a valid leasehold interest in the assets which it purports to lease, none of which is subject

to any mortgage, indenture, pledge, Lien, conditional sales contract, security interest,

encumbrance, claim, trust or charge, except for Permitted Liens.

4.4. NO PENDING LITIGATION. There are no actions, suits, proceedings (whether

or not purportedly on behalf of any Company) or investigations pending against any Company,

affiliate, or Alok Kapoor, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, Guarantor, or Alok Kapoor,

threatened against any Company, affiliate, or Alok Kapoor, or any basis therefor, which, if

adversely determined, would, in any case or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in

a Material Adverse Change, or which question the validity of this Agreement, the Revolving

Note, the Term Note, the Loan Documents, or any other documents required by this Agreement,

or any action taken or to be taken pursuant to any of the foregoing.

4.5. NO CONSENT OR FILING. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, no consent,

license, approval or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any court,

governmental body or authority or other Person or entity is required in connection with the valid

execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Term Note, the

Loan Documents, or any other documents required by this Agreement to which any Company is

a party, or in connection with any of the Transactions, other than filings and recordings in

connection with the Collateral Documents.

4.6. NO VIOLATIONS. No Company or affiliate is in violation of any material term

of any its Organizational Documents or of any mortgage, borrowing agreement or other material

instrument or agreement pertaining to Indebtedness for borrowed money except for such

violation or violations which individually in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to

result in a Material Adverse Change. No Company is in violation of any order, writ, judgment,

injunction or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction or, of any statute, rule or regulation of

any competent governmental authority which would reasonably be expected to result in a

Material Adverse Change. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Revolving Note,

the Term Note, the Loan Documents, and other documents required by this Agreement, and to

the best of Borrower’s knowledge, the performance of all of the same is and will be in

compliance with the foregoing and will not result in any violation or result in the creation of any

mortgage, Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties or assets

except in favor of the Lender.

4.7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. In advance of Closing, Borrower will have

furnished to the Lender the audited financial statements of the Borrower for the fiscal year

ending December 31, 2022, internally prepared financial statements of the Borrower and

Guarantor for the year to date period ending September 30, 2023, internally prepared postMerger opening day consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower. From the date of such financial

statements to the date of the execution of this Agreement, there have not been any Material

Adverse Changes in the financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower

except as disclosed to the Lender. No material portion of the property or assets shown in the

financial statements delivered to the Lender has been materially adversely affected as the result

of any fire, explosion, accident, flood, drought, storm, earthquake, condemnation, requisition,

statutory or regulatory change, act of God, or act of public enemy or other casualty, whether or

not insured.

4.8. TAX RETURNS. Each Company has duly filed all federal and other tax returns

required to be filed and has duly paid all taxes required by such returns through the date hereof

after giving effect to any extensions, except to the extent being contested in good faith by

appropriate proceedings and, in each case, for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves or

except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Borrower

has not received any notice of assessments by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing

authority for additional unpaid taxes.

4.9. SUBSIDIARIES AND AUTHORIZED SHARES. The total authorized and

issued shares of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is set forth on Schedule 4.9 hereto. All of

the issued shares have been validly issued in full compliance with all applicable federal, state,

provincial and applicable foreign laws, and are fully paid and nonassessable. No other shares of

such entities of any class or type are authorized or outstanding. There are no warrants, options or

other securities outstanding or authorized which are convertible into or exercisable for equity

interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries nor are there any rights outstanding or

authorized of any Person to receive any such equity interests other than as listed on Schedule 4.9

attached hereto.

4.10. ERISA MATTERS. No Pension Plan has been terminated or partially terminated

or is insolvent or in reorganization, nor have any proceedings been instituted to terminate or

reorganize any Pension Plan; no Company withdrawn from any Pension Plan in a complete or

partial withdrawal, nor has a condition occurred which if continued would result in a complete or

partial withdrawal; no Company has incurred any withdrawal liability, including contingent

withdrawal liability, to any Pension Plan pursuant to Title IV of ERISA; no Company has

incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation other than for required

insurance premiums which have been paid when due; no Reportable Event has occurred that

would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; and no Pension Plan or

other “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA to which Borrower is

a party has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (whether or not waived) as defined in

Section 302 of ERISA or in Section 412 of the Code. Except for matters that would not

reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, (a) each Pension Plan and each

other “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA to which any Company is a

party is in compliance with ERISA, and (b) no such plan, or any administrator, trustee or

fiduciary thereof has engaged in a prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or

in Section 4975 of the Code.

4.11. LICENSES, PERMITS AND APPROVALS. Borrower and each Subsidiary has

obtained, and shall maintain in effect at all times hereafter, all necessary licenses, permits,

certificates, approvals, consents and registrations (collectively the “Licenses”) which are

appropriate or necessary to conduct its business and that of its Subsidiaries including, without

limitation, any and all Licenses related to federal, state and local environmental laws, except for

such Licenses the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material

Adverse Change. Schedule 4.11 contains a list of the Licenses as of the Closing Date.

4.12. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

(a) To the knowledge of Borrower, any Environmental Questionnaire previously

provided to the Lender, if any, was and is accurate and complete and does not omit any material

fact, the omission of which would make the information contained therein materially misleading.

(b) To the knowledge of Borrower except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(b) or any

Environmental Report obtained by the Lender prior to execution of this agreement (the

“Environmental Report”), no above ground or underground storage tanks containing Hazardous

Substances are or have been located on any property owned, leased or operated by Borrower or

any Subsidiary.

(c) Except as stated in the Environmental Report, to the knowledge of Borrower, no

property owned, leased or operated by any Company or any Subsidiary of any Company has

been used for the material Disposal of any Hazardous Substance or for the unpermitted or

unauthorized treatment, storage or Disposal of Hazardous Substances in material violation of any

applicable Environmental Law.

(d) To the knowledge of Borrower except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(d) or in any

Environmental Report no material Release of a Hazardous Substance has occurred or is

threatened on, at, or from any property owned, leased or operated by any Company or any

Subsidiary of any Company that will now or in the future (based on Environmental Laws

currently in effect) require (i) remedial or corrective action, removal, monitoring or closure

pursuant to any Environmental Law currently in effect or (ii) Borrower to incur costs pursuant to

the terms or conditions of any lease.

(e) No Company and no Subsidiary of any Company is subject to any existing,

pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened suit, claim, notice of violation or request

for information under any material Environmental Law.

(f) To the knowledge of Borrower, the Companies are in compliance in all material

respects with, and have obtained all Environmental Permits required by, all Environmental Laws.

4.13. ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS.

(a) General. Borrower is not in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or engaged in or

conspiring to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids any Anti-Terrorism Law, or with

the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any

Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) Executive Order No. 13224. Neither Borrower or its Affiliates, or their respective

agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions

hereunder, is any of the following (each, a “Blocked Person”):

(i) a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the

provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;

(ii) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person

that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, Executive Order

No. 13224;

(iii) a Person or entity with which any bank is prohibited from dealing or

otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

(iv) a Person or entity that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or

supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224;

(v) a Person or entity that is named as a “specially designated national” on the

most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset

Control at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official

publication of such list; or

(vi) a Person or entity who is affiliated or associated with a Person or entity

listed above.

Neither Borrower, or any Affiliate of Borrower or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any of

its agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Loans or other transactions hereunder (i)

conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contributions of funds, goods or

services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any

transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to Executive Order

No. 13224.

4.14. REGULATIONS. Borrower is not engaged principally or as one of its important

activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any

“margin stock” (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal

Reserve System of the United States of America). Neither the granting of any Loan (or any

conversion thereof) nor the use of the proceeds of any Loan will violate, or be inconsistent with,

the provisions of Regulation T, U or X or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

4.15 Merger Completed. The Merger was successfully authorized and completed per

filings with SEC, SEC has approved, and the Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. is now actively listed

on the NASDAQ stock exchange under Ticker symbols [OPTX and OPTXW]. Other than the

Companies post-Merger, as of the Closing Date there exists no other companies, subsidiaries or

affiliates that existed previous to the merger date.

ARTICLE V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

During the term of this Agreement, and so long thereafter as any Obligations shall remain

unpaid, Borrower shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to:

5.1. PAYMENTS. Duly and punctually pay the principal of, interest on, and all fees

and charges on, all Indebtedness or other Obligations incurred by Borrower pursuant to this

Agreement in the manner set forth in this Agreement and the Notes.

5.2. FUTURE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Furnish to the Lender:.

(a) Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the

Borrower, (i) audited Consolidating and Consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its

Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, fairly presenting Borrower’s financial position, which

statements shall consist of a balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings,

and cash flow covering the period of Borrower’s immediately preceding fiscal year, and which

shall be prepared by independent certified public accountants satisfactory to the Lender, (ii) a

copy of any Management Letter delivered by such accountants to Borrower in connection with

any such audited financial statements, and (iii) updated ccertificates of insurance.

(b) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, internally prepared

and third party CPA Reviewed Consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its

Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter, fairly presenting their financial position, which

statements shall consist of a balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings,

and cash flow covering the period from the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year to the

end of such fiscal quarter, all in such detail as the Lender may request and signed and certified

by the Borrower to fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in

all material respects, and at the end of each quarter accompanied by a completed Compliance

Certificate in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(c) Within thirty (30) days after the start of each fiscal year of Borrower, a financial

budget for the next succeeding fiscal year of Borrower including projected income statements

and a balance sheet covering such fiscal year (“Annual Budget”), and a one-page management

summary description of operations of Borrower during the then current fiscal year to date or, if

longer, from the date of the last such management summary delivered to the Lender.

(d) Upon request from the Lender, promptly following filing with the appropriate

Government Authority, copies of the federal and state income tax returns for the Companies.

(e) Within forty-five (45) days of each quarter end except the Borrower’s fiscal year

end in which case the Borrower shall have sixty (60) days from its fiscal year end, the Borrower

shall supply the Lender with a completed Compliance Certificate from the Borrower in the form

of Exhibit D attached hereto.

(f) Such additional information or change in formatting or frequency as the Lender

may from time to time request regarding the financial and business affairs of Borrower.

5.3. NOTICE. Promptly notify the Lender in writing of: (a) any pending or proposed

audits of any Company’s federal income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service or in any

manner by the SEC, when Borrower has knowledge thereof , and the results of each such audit

after its completion, if at any time the audit or the results thereof raise any issue or issues that

would reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Change; and (b) any default by any

Company in the performance of, or any modifications of, any material terms or conditions

contained in any material agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument to which any Company

is a party, has assumed, or which is binding upon such Company, and of any default by any

Company in the payment of any of its Indebtedness.

5.4. TAXES. Promptly pay and discharge and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay

and discharge all of its taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (including any

charged or assessed on the issuance of the Notes) prior to the date on which penalties are

attached thereto, establish adequate reserves for the payment of taxes and assessments and make

all required withholding and other tax deposits if the failure to so pay and discharge such taxes,

assessments and other governmental changes would reasonably be expected to result in a

Material Adverse Change; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be interpreted

to require the payment of any tax, assessment or charge so long as its validity is being contested

in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted.

5.5. INSURANCE. (a) Keep all of Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiary’s

property insured at all times with responsible insurance carriers against fire, theft, flood if

applicable, and other risks in reasonable coverage, form and amount reasonably satisfactory to

the Lender; (b) keep adequately insured at all times in reasonable amounts with responsible

insurance carriers against liability on account of damage to persons or property, including,

without limitation, coverage against liability based on products liability and under all applicable

worker’s compensation laws; (c) promptly deliver to the Lender certificates of insurance or the

insurance policies required to be carried by the Companies pursuant hereto, with appropriate

endorsements designating the Lender as an additional insured and loss payee; and (d) use

commercially reasonably efforts to cause each such insurance policy to contain a thirty (30) day

mandatory notice of cancellation provision satisfactory to the Lender.

5.6. LITIGATION. Promptly notify the Lender in writing as soon as Borrower has

knowledge thereof, of the institution or filing of any litigation, action, suit, claim, counterclaim,

or administrative proceeding against, or investigation of, Borrower or any Subsidiary or

Guarantor as to which such party by or before any regulatory body or governmental agency:

(i) the outcome of which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change,

or (ii) which questions the validity of this Agreement, the Revolving Note, any Equipment Loan

Limit Note, the Term Note or any Loan Document, or any action taken or to be taken pursuant to

the foregoing; and furnish or cause to be furnished to the Lender such information regarding the

same as the Lender may request.

5.7. CORPORATE STANDING. Maintain and cause each of its Subsidiaries to

maintain its corporate existence in good standing and remain or become duly licensed or

qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires

such qualification or licensing except where failure to become so licensed or qualified would not

reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

5.8. BOOKS AND RECORDS. Keep and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep

proper books and records in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and keep such books

and records in the location where they are kept on the date of this Agreement unless the Lender

is given prompt written notice of any relocation of such books and records.

5.9. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Comply and cause each of its Subsidiaries to

comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations.

5.10. PENSION REPORT. With respect to each Pension Plan of Borrower and each

Subsidiary, the Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, the following to the Lender:

(a) as soon as possible and in any event within thirty (30) days after Borrower knows

or has reason to know that any Reportable Event with respect to such Pension Plan has occurred,

the statement of the President or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower setting forth the details of

such Reportable Event and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; and

(b) promptly after the filing thereof with the Secretary of Labor, the Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation or the Internal Revenue Service, copies of reports (including, without

limitation, notices of Reportable Events and annual reports in the Form 5500 Series) filed with

respect to each Pension Plan if the Lender has specifically requested copies of such reports.

5.11. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.

(a) Comply and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply in all material respects with

all Environmental Laws.

(b) Not cause or permit any material Disposal of Hazardous Substances at any

property owned, leased or operated by it except in accordance with applicable Environmental

Laws.

(c) Promptly notify the Lender in the event of a material Disposal of any Hazardous

Substance in violation of any Environmental Law at any property owned, leased or operated by

Borrower, or in the event of any material Release, or material threatened Release, of a Hazardous

Substance in violation of any Environmental Law from any such property.

(d) At the Lender’s request, provide, at Borrower’s expense, updated Environmental

Questionnaires and/or Environmental Reports concerning any property owned, leased or

operated by Borrower; provided that such request shall be based upon a good faith determination

by Lender of changed circumstances not disclosed in any environmental report delivered to the

Lender that would warrant such an additional inspection or audit report.

(e) Deliver promptly to the Lender (i) copies of any documents received from the

United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state, county or municipal environmental

or health agency concerning a material violation or alleged material violation by Borrower of any

Environmental Law; and (ii) copies of any material documents submitted by Borrower to the

United States Environmental Protection Agency or any state, county or municipal environmental

or health agency concerning the operations of Borrower.

5.12. SUBSIDIARIES TO JOIN IN GUARANTY. In event that at any time after the

Closing Date (i) the Borrower creates, holds, acquires or at any time has any direct or indirect

Subsidiary that is not a party to a guaranty in favor of the Lender, or (ii) the Borrower has any

Subsidiary that is not a party to a guaranty in favor of the Lender, the Borrower will

immediately, but in any event within five (5) Business Days, notify the Lender in writing of such

event, identifying the Subsidiary in question and referring specifically to the rights of the Lender

under this Section. The Borrower will, within fifteen (15) days following request therefor from

the Lender, cause such Subsidiary to deliver to the Lender, (i) a guaranty agreement and security

agreement each in form substantially the same as the guaranty agreements and security

agreements executed and delivered on the date of this Agreement (each an “Additional Security

Document”), and (ii) if such Subsidiary is a corporation, resolutions of the Board of Directors of

such Subsidiary, certified by an authorized officer of such Subsidiary as duly adopted and in full

force and effect, authorizing the execution and delivery of such agreements, or if such Subsidiary

is not a corporation, such other evidence of the authority of such Subsidiary to execute such

agreements as the Lender may reasonably request.

5.13. OPERATING AND OTHER ACCOUNTS. As of the date hereof, the Borrower

shall have opened all operating accounts with the Lender and they will maintain, and cause its

Subsidiaries to maintain, all deposit accounts with Lender for the duration of this Agreement;

provided, however, Borrower shall have a period of sixty (60) days from the Closing Date to

fully transition its operating accounts with its existing bank and close all such accounts.

5.14. EXAMINATIONS. Borrower shall at all reasonable times and from time to time

permit the Lender or its agents during Borrower’s regular business hours and on prior written

notice to inspect the Collateral and to examine and make extracts from, or copies of, any of

Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s books, ledgers, reports, correspondence, and other records. At

the Lender’s option, the Lender shall be permitted to conduct a field exam by the Lender or

designee once annually at the Borrower’s cost. The Lender shall also be permitted to annually

conduct an equipment appraisal by the Lender’s designee at the Borrower’s cost. Both at the

expense of the Borrower. The Lender shall have the right, after the occurrence and during the

continuation of any Event of Default, to verify the Collateral in any manner and through any

means that the Lender considers appropriate. Borrower agrees to furnish all assistance and

information, and perform any acts, which the Lender may reasonably require in connection

therewith.

5.15. LICENSES.

(a) Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to promptly and faithfully

observe and perform all of the material terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the

Licenses if the failure to maintain such License would reasonably be expected to result in a

Material Adverse Change.

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the

request of the Lender, Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to cooperate and to

execute and/or deliver all documents, instruments, agreements and such other information as

may be requested by Lender, to transfer any License, to the extent permitted by applicable law,

to Lender or to Lender’s designee.

5.16. OTHER ACTS. Execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to

the Lender all further documents and perform all other acts and things which the Lender deems

reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect or perfect any security interests in any property

directly or indirectly securing payment of any Obligations of Borrower to the Lender.

ARTICLE VI. NEGATIVE AND FINANCIAL COVENANTS.

During the term of this Agreement and so long thereafter as any Obligations, shall remain

unpaid, Borrower, without the prior written consent of the Lender, shall not and shall not permit

any of its Subsidiaries to:

6.1. BORROWED MONEY. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liability for

borrowed money except:

(a) to the Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 6.1;

(c) purchase money financing and Capital Lease Obligations with Persons other than

the Lender not in excess of $150,000 in the aggregate at any time;

(d) current unsecured trade, utility or non-extraordinary accounts payable (including,

without limitation, Operating Leases and short-term Indebtedness owed to vendors) arising in the

ordinary course of Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries businesses;

(e) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens;

(f) Indebtedness arising under Hedge Agreements with Lender;

(g) Subordinated Debt;

(h) Indebtedness from time to time owing by (i) any Subsidiary to the Borrower, (ii)

any Subsidiary to any other Subsidiary, or (iii) from the Borrower to any Subsidiary;

(i) Guaranties in the ordinary course of business of the obligations of suppliers,

customers, franchisees and licensees of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed

$150,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding or that certain guaranty with respect to the

Guarantor’s mortgage loan with Citizens Bank.

6.2. ENCUMBRANCES. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of

its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter owned or acquired, except the following

(collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens for taxes not yet delinquent;

(b) Reserved

(c) Reserved;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of tenders, bids or leases, trade contracts (other

than for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, customs, stay and appeal bonds,

performance and return of money bonds, government contracts and other obligations of a like

nature;

(e) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.1 hereof, provided that as to

Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.1(c) only, (i) such Liens shall be created

substantially simultaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital asset, (ii) such Liens do

not at any time encumber any property other than the property, equipment or improvements

financed by such Indebtedness, and (iii) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any

such Lien shall at no time exceed 100% of the original purchase price of such property,

Inventory, equipment or improvements and related costs and charges imposed by vendors

thereof;

(f) Liens in favor of Lender;

(g) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating

leases;

(h) Any interest of a licensor or sublicensor, with respect to any assets under any

license entered into in the ordinary course of business and covering only the licensed or

sublicensed assets;

(i) Licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights granted by

the Borrower or by any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Other Liens securing Indebtedness not to exceed $150,000;

(k) Liens set forth on Schedule 6.2(o) hereof; and

6.3. GUARANTIES. Become a guarantor, surety or otherwise liable for the debts or

other obligations of any other Person, whether by agreement to purchase the Indebtedness of

such Person, or agreement for the furnishing of funds to any other Person, through the purchase

of goods, supplies or services (or by way of stock purchase, capital contribution, advance or

loan) for the purpose of paying or discharging the Indebtedness of such Person, or otherwise,

except (a) as an endorser of instruments for the payment of money deposited to its bank account

for collection in the ordinary course of business or (b) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may

provide guarantees, from time to time, for Indebtedness to Lender.

6.4. SALE OF ASSETS. Permit any Asset Sale except:

(a) for sales, transfers and leases from Borrower to any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor

or from any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary that is a

Guarantor;

(b) sales or transfers, including upon voluntary liquidation (other than sales or

transfers of stock or other ownership interests) from any Subsidiary to Borrower or to another

Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

(c) provided that no Incipient Default or Event of Default has occurred and is

continuing at the time of each such sale (both before and after giving effect to such Asset Sale),

Asset Sales in an aggregate amount during any fiscal year not in excess of $150,000 and in

which the sales price is at least the fair market value of the assets sold and the consideration

received consists of cash, cash equivalents or is a Permitted Investment; and

(d) the sale or disposition of Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents in the

ordinary course of business.

6.5. EQUITY INTEREST. Purchase, redeem or retire any of its Equity Interests or

otherwise change its capital structure or change the relative rights, preferences, or limitations

relating to any of its Equity Interests in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lender

provided that the Borrower shall be permitted to offer common equity securities in a secondary

offering to be registered with the SEC and traded under ticker symbol [OPTX and OPTXW].

6.6. INVESTMENTS AND LOANS. Make any investments in, or advances to, any

other Person, including, without limitation, loans or advances to its stockholders, directors,

officers, employees or any Affiliate, except for:

(a) Permitted Investments;

(b) Reserved;

(c) advance payments or deposits against purchases made in the ordinary course of

Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s regular business,

(d) any investments in, or advances or loans to a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or

from a Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to the Borrower,

(e) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

(f) investments in connection with Hedge Agreements;

(g) loans or advances to officers and employees in an aggregate amount not greater

than $10,000 at any one time outstanding; and

(h) Other investments or loan in an amount not to exceed $50,000.

6.7. ACQUISITIONS, CONSOLIDATIONS, MERGER AND FUNDAMENTAL

CHANGES. Acquire, merge or consolidate with or into any other firm or corporation, or enter

into any joint venture or partnership with any other individual, firm or corporation, or change the

general character of Borrower’s business as it is presently conducted.

6.8. RESTRICTED PAYMENTS. Declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly

or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) any Subsidiary may declare and pay or make Restricted Payments to Borrower or

another Subsidiary;

(b) Borrower may make regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest with

respect to any Subordinated Debt subject in each case to the terms and conditions (including the

subordination terms) of such Subordinated Debt and any related Subordination Agreements; and

6.9. CHANGE NAME. Change the jurisdiction of formation of Borrower or its

Subsidiaries or the name of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

6.10. BUSINESS OPERATIONS. Permit all or any substantial portion of the business

operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as conducted on the date of this Agreement to be

conducted through any other Person that is not a Subsidiary or engage in any business unrelated

to its current businesses or engage in any transaction which materially and adversely affects its

ability to pay its liabilities or the Obligations.

6.11. CHANGE FISCAL YEAR. Without the prior consent of the Lender, not to be

unreasonably withheld, change the Fiscal Year of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to end on a

day other December 31.

6.12. FINANCING STATEMENTS. Permit the filing or continuation of, any financing

statement to perfect a security interest except in favor of the Lender or in connection with

Permitted Liens.

6.13. FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. Allow the Fixed Charge Coverage

Ratio of Borrower, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for any Calculation

Period, to be less than 1.10 to 1.00.

6.14. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

6.15. TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO. Allow the Total Leverage Ratio of Borrower, as

of the end of any fiscal quarter, for any Calculation Period, to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00 for the

Calculation Period ending Proforma September 30, 2023 and for each fiscal quarter thereafter.

6.16. NEW LOCATIONS. Establish any new Inventory locations or transfer any

equipment to a new location (other than locations temporarily housing rolling stock used in the

ordinary course of Borrower’s business) unless Borrower shall have notified Lender sixty (60)

days in advance of such new location and shall have provided Lender with a satisfactory landlord

waiver or bailment agreement for such location.

6.17. NOTICE OF EVENT OF DEFAULT. Fail to provide to the Lender written

notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Agreement, within ten (10) days after

occurrence of such an Event of Default.

6.18. RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS. Directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or

permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement (other than this Agreement) that prohibits,

restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries

to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of

the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any

shares of its capital stock or other equity interest or to make or repay loans or advances to any

other Person or to guaranty the Indebtedness of any other Person; provided, however, that (i) the

foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law; (ii) the foregoing shall

not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date of this Agreement identified on

Schedule 6.18 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any

such restriction or condition); (iii) this Section 6.18 shall not apply to restrictions or conditions

imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement, and (iv) clause

(a) of this Section 6.18 shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts

(excluding license agreements) restricting the assignment thereof.

6.19. AMENDMENTS TO SUBORDINATED DEBT DOCUMENTS. The Borrower

shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or Guarantor to, amend, restate, supplement or

otherwise modify any Subordinated Debt Documents without the prior written consent of the

Lender.

6.20. PREPAYMENTS AND REFINANCINGS OF OTHER DEBT, ETC. After the

Closing Date, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries or Guarantors to,

make (or give any notice in respect thereof) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or

redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with

the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when

due) or exchange of, or refinance or refund, any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries

(other than the Obligations and intercompany loans and advances among the Borrower and its

Subsidiaries).

6.21. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. The Borrower will not, and will not

permit any Subsidiary or Guarantor to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions with

any Affiliate (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”), except agreements and transactions with and

payments to officers, directors and equity holders that are either (a) entered into in the ordinary

course of business, not prohibited by any of the provisions of this Agreement or that are

expressly permitted by the provisions of this Agreement, or (b) entered into outside the ordinary

course of business, approved by the shareholders of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as

applicable, and not prohibited by any of the provisions of this Agreement or in violation of any

law, rule or regulation and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Borrower or

such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person

other than an Affiliate.

6.22. SALE AND LEASEBACK. Enter into any arrangement with any Person providing

for the leasing by Borrower or any Subsidiary of real or personal property which would be sold

or transferred by Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom

funds would be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of

Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

6.23. ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS. ANTI-TERRORISM LAWS. Become subject to

or in violation of any law, regulation, or list of any government agency (including, without

limitation, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control list, Executive Order No. 13224 or the USA

Patriot Act) that prohibits or limits the conduct of business with or the receiving of funds, goods

or services to or for the benefit of certain Persons specified therein or that prohibits or limits

Lender from making any advance or extension of credit to Borrower or from otherwise

conducting business with Borrower.

ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

7.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any one or more of the following

events shall constitute an event of default (individually, “Event of Default”, or, collectively,

“Events of Default”):

(a) Nonpayment. Nonpayment for a period of ten (10) days from the applicable due

date, whether by acceleration or otherwise, of principal of, or interest on, either Note, any fee,

cost, expense or premium provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any

other Indebtedness owing hereunder.

(b) Negative and Financial Covenants. Default by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in

the observance of any of the covenants or agreements contained in Article VI of this Agreement.

(c) Covenants. Default by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the observance of any

of the covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement other than in Article VI which is not

remedied within thirty (30) days after occurrence.

(d) Voluntary Insolvency Proceedings. If Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower

(i) shall file a petition or request for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjudication as a

bankrupt, relief as a debtor or other relief under the bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of the

United States of America or any state or territory thereof, now or hereafter in effect; (ii) shall

make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iii) shall consent to the appointment of a

receiver or trustee for Borrower or such Subsidiary or any of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s

assets including, without limitation, the appointment of or taking possession by a “custodian” as

defined in the federal Bankruptcy Code; (iv) shall make any, or send notice of any intended, bulk

sale; or (v) shall execute a consent to any other type of insolvency proceeding (under the federal

Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) or any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or

liquidation of, or settlement of claims against or winding up of affairs of, Borrower or such

Subsidiary.

(e) Involuntary Insolvency Proceedings. The appointment of a receiver, trustee,

custodian or officer performing similar functions for Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower or

any of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s assets including, without limitation, the appointment of or

taking possession by a “custodian” as defined in the federal Bankruptcy Code; or the filing

against Borrower of a request or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement,

adjudication as a bankrupt or other relief under the bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of the

United States of America or any state or territory thereof, now or hereafter in effect; or the

institution against Borrower or any Subsidiary of any other type of insolvency proceeding (under

the federal Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) or of any formal or informal proceeding for the

dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims against or winding up of affairs of Borrower or

any Subsidiary of Borrower, and the failure to have such appointment vacated or such petition or

proceeding dismissed within sixty (60) days after such appointment, filing or institution.

(f) Representations. If any certificate, written statement, representation, warranty or

financial statement furnished by or on behalf of Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to or in

connection with this Agreement, or any Loan Document (including, without limitation,

representations and warranties contained herein) or as an inducement to the Lender to enter into

this Agreement or any other lending agreement with Borrower or any Subsidiary shall prove to

have been false in any material respect at the time as of which the facts therein set forth were

certified, or to have omitted any substantial contingent or unliquidated liability or claim against

Borrower or any Subsidiary.

(g) Other Indebtedness and Agreements. Nonpayment by Borrower or any

Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (including any Subordinated Debt) owing by Borrower or such

Subsidiary when due, which singly or in the aggregate total $50,000 or more, including, whether

such Indebtedness shall become due by scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, by

acceleration, by demand or otherwise, or failure to perform any material term, covenant or

agreement on its part to be performed under any agreement or instrument (other than this

Agreement) evidencing or securing or relating to any Indebtedness in an aggregate amount equal

to $50,000 or more owing by Borrower or such Subsidiary, when required to be performed if the

effect of such failure is to permit the holder to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness.

(h) Judgments. If any judgment or judgments in excess of $50,000 for any one such

judgment or all judgments in the aggregate against Borrower or any Subsidiary remains unpaid,

unstayed on appeal, undischarged, unbonded or undismissed for a period of thirty (30)

consecutive days.

(i) Pension Default. Any Reportable Event which the Lender determines in good

faith constitutes grounds for the termination of any Pension Plan of Borrower by the Pension

Benefit Guaranty Corporation or for the appointment by an appropriate United States district

court of a trustee to administer any such Pension Plan shall have occurred and is not corrected or

revoked within sixty (60) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower by the Lender; or the

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall institute proceedings to terminate any such Pension

Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any such Pension Plan; or a trustee shall be appointed

by an appropriate United States district court to administer any such Pension Plan; or any such

Pension Plan shall be terminated; or Borrower withdraws from a Pension Plan in a complete

withdrawal or a partial withdrawal; or there shall arise vested unfunded liabilities under any such

Pension Plan that, in the good faith opinion of the Lender, would reasonably be expected to

result in a Material Adverse Change; or Borrower shall fail to pay to any Pension Plan any

contribution which it is obligated to pay under the terms of such plan or any agreement, or which

is required to meet statutory minimum funding standards.

(j) Subordination Agreements. A default by Borrower, any Subsidiary or any

Guarantor in complying with any material term or condition of any Subordination Agreement.

(k) Change of Control. If Alok Kapoor, directly or indirectly, own less than fifty-one

percent (51%) of the Borrower’s ownership and voting interests, at any time after the Effective

Date, whether by reason of merger, consolidation, sale or purchase of stock or assets or

otherwise; and any such change of control may adversely affect, in the sole judgment of the

Lender, the ability of the Borrower to carry on its business as conducted before such change, or

(b) that percentage of the outstanding voting ownership interest of Borrower necessary at all

times to elect a majority of the board of directors of Borrower and to direct the management

decisions of Borrower (each, a “Change of Control”).

(l) Licenses. Revocation or suspension of any License material to the business.

(m) Invalidity of Collateral Documents. If at any time, any of the Collateral

Documents shall cease to be in effect.

(n) Loss. Any loss, theft, substantial damage or destruction to or of any material

portion of the Collateral (“Loss”), that is not covered by insurance.

(o) Criminal Proceeding. The institution in any court of a material criminal

proceeding against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Guarantors, or any officer or director

of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Guarantors related to the business of Borrower, or

the indictment of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Guarantors, or any officer or director

of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Guarantors related to the business of Borrower, for

any crime other than misdemeanors not punishable by jail terms.

(p) Act of Dissolution. Except as permitted by Sections 6.4 or 6.5, the occurrence of

an Act of Dissolution with respect to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall cease to exist,

dissolve, permanently cease operations or abandon the operation of any of its material plants or

facilities.

(q) Death of Kapoor. The death or permanent incapacity of Alok Kapoor, provided

the Borrower shall have 60 days from the date of Alok Kapoor’s death to provide an acceptable

plan of management and ownership transition in the Lender’s sole discretion.

7.2. EFFECTS OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT.

(a) Upon the happening of one or more Events of Default (except a default under

either Sections 7.1(d), 7.1(e) or 7.1(p) hereof), the Lender may declare any commitments of

Lender to lend money to the Borrower or issue Letters of Credit hereunder (“Lender’s

Obligations”) to be canceled and the principal of the Notes then outstanding to be immediately

due and payable, together with all interest thereon and fees and expenses accruing under this

Agreement and under any Loan Document. Upon such declaration, the Lender’s Obligations

shall be immediately canceled and the Loans evidenced by the Notes shall become immediately

due and payable without presentation, demand or further notice of any kind to the Borrower.

(b) Upon the happening of one or more Events of Default under Sections 7.1(d),

7.1(e) or 7.1(p) hereof, the Lender’s Obligations shall be canceled immediately, automatically

and without notice, and the Notes shall become immediately due and payable without

presentation, demand or notice of any kind to Borrower.

7.3. REMEDIES.

(a) Rights Under Uniform Commercial Code. Upon the occurrence and during the

continuance of any Event of Default or upon any termination of this Agreement as a result of an

Event of Default, then the Lender shall have, in addition to all of its other rights under this

Agreement or otherwise (which rights shall be cumulative), all of the rights and remedies of a

secured party under the UCC and shall have the right to enter upon any premises where the

Collateral is kept and peacefully retake possession thereof. Upon the occurrence and during the

continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender may, without demand, advertising or notice all of

which Borrower hereby waives (except as the same may be required by law), sell, lease, dispose

of, deliver and grant options to a third party to purchase, lease or otherwise dispose of any and all

Collateral held by it or for its account at any time or times in one or more public or private sales

or other dispositions, for cash, on credit or otherwise, as such prices and upon such terms as the

Lender, in its sole discretion, deems advisable. Notice of any public sale shall be sufficient if it

describes the security or collateral to be sold in general terms, stating the amounts thereof, the

nature of the business in which such collateral was created and the location and nature of the

properties covered by the other security interests or mortgages and the prior liens thereon, and is

published at least once in a suitable local area newspaper of general circulation not less than five

(5) days prior to the date of sale. Notice of any public sale shall be sufficient if it describes the

security or collateral to be sold in general terms, stating the amounts thereof, the nature of the

business in which such collateral was created and the location and nature of the properties

covered by the other security interests or mortgages and the prior liens thereon. Without

requiring notice to Borrower, all requirements of reasonable notice under this Section shall be

met if such notice is mailed, postage prepaid, to the Borrower at the address set forth herein for

such entity, at least five (5) days before the time of such sale or disposition. The Lender may, if

it deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any collateral from time to time by an

announcement at the time and place of the sale to be so postponed or adjourned without being

required to give a new notice of sale. The Lender may be the purchaser at any such sale if it is

public, and payment may be made, in whole or in part, in respect of such purchase price by the

application of Indebtedness due from Borrower to the Lender. Borrower shall be obligated for,

and the proceeds of sale shall be applied first to, the costs of retaking, refurbishing, storing,

guarding, insuring, preparing for sale, and selling the collateral, including the fees and expenses

of attorneys, auctioneers, appraisers and accountants employed by the Lender. Proceeds shall

then be applied to the payment in whatever order the Lender may elect, of all Indebtedness of

Borrower under the Loan Documents. The Lender shall return any excess to Borrower and

Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency.

(b) Waiver of Rights by Borrower. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided

herein or in any other agreement between the Lender and the Borrower which may be applicable,

Borrower waives, to the extent permitted by law, any bonds, security or sureties required by any

statute, rule or otherwise by law as an incident to any taking of possession by the Lender of

property subject to the Lien in favor of the Lender. Upon the occurrence and during the

continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower also consents that the Lender may enter upon any

premises owned by or leased to it or any Subsidiary without obligation to pay rent or for use and

occupancy, through self help, without judicial process and without having first given notice to

Borrower or obtained an order of any court. These waivers and all other waivers provided for in

this Agreement and any other agreements or instruments executed in connection herewith have

been negotiated by the parties and Borrower acknowledges that it has been represented by

counsel of its own choice and has consulted such counsel with respect to its rights hereunder.

(c) Lender’s Rights. Borrower agrees that the Lender shall not have any obligation to

preserve rights to any collateral against prior parties or to marshall any collateral of any kind for

the benefit of any other creditor of Borrower or any other Person. After the occurrence and

during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Lender is hereby granted a license or other

right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name,

trade secrets, trade names, trademarks and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature,

as it pertains to the collateral (unless such rights would infringe on the rights of a third party), in

completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any collateral and any of Borrower’s

rights under all licenses and any franchise, sales or distribution agreements shall inure to the

Lender’s benefit for such purpose.

ARTICLE VIII. EXPENSES.

8.1. EXPENSES. The Borrower shall reimburse the Lender promptly upon the

Lender’s request for any fees incurred for collateral examinations made while this Agreement is

in effect, and shall reimburse the Lender for any expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and

expenses, incident to the negotiation, documentation and administration of this Agreement,

including any amendments thereto, and the documents in connection herewith and for

preservation of any of the Lender’s rights under, or enforcement of any provision of, this

Agreement, the Revolving Note, the Term Note, the Collateral Documents, the Loan Documents

or any documents executed in connection therewith.

8.2. INDEMNIFICATION. Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Lender

and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (each an “Indemnified

Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable fees, expenses

and disbursements of counsel, demands, losses, costs, fines or liabilities of whatever kind or

nature, including, without limitation, arising from personal injury or property damage, in any

way related to any environmental condition on, above, within, related to or affected by property

owned or leased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or in connection with or arising out of any

investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of, related to or in connection with this

Agreement or the Loans or any taxes, liabilities, claims or damages relating to the Collateral

under the Collateral Documents or the liens of the Lender therein, whether or not an Indemnified

Party is a party to such investigation, litigation or proceeding except to the extent such claim,

damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final judgment by a court of competent

jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from such Indemnified Party’s own gross negligence or

willful misconduct. In addition to, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing,

Borrower agrees to reimburse and indemnify all Indemnified Parties on demand for any

reasonable fees and expenses of counsel which may be incurred in any action, claim or

proceeding between Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate or the Guarantors and an

Indemnified Party in which such Indemnified Party is successful. The obligations of Borrower

under this indemnity shall survive any expiration or termination hereof, and shall apply each to

any and all such claims, expenses, demands, losses, costs, fines or liabilities of whatever kind or

nature, notwithstanding the discharge of the Security Interests, or the payment of the

Indebtedness hereunder or under the Loan Documents. Borrower agrees not to institute or

participate in any proceeding seeking to establish a position contrary to the terms of this

indemnification.

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS.

9.1. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement is intended by the parties as

the final, complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by this Agreement. All

prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are

deemed to be superceded by this Agreement, and no party is relying on any promise, agreement

or understanding not set forth in this Agreement. No modification, rescission, waiver, release or

amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be made except by a written agreement

subscribed by any authorized officers of the Borrower and the Lender.

9.2. DELAYS AND OMISSIONS. No course of dealing and no delay or omission by

the Lender in exercising any right or remedy hereunder or with respect to any Indebtedness of

Borrower shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right or remedy, and no single or

partial exercise thereof shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any

other right or remedy. The Lender may remedy any default by Borrower hereunder or with

respect to any other Person, firm or corporation in any reasonable manner without waiving the

default remedied and without waiving any other prior or subsequent default by Borrower and

shall be reimbursed for its expenses in so remedying such default. All rights and remedies of the

Lender hereunder are cumulative.

9.3. ASSIGNMENTS. (a) The Borrower shall not assign or otherwise transfer any of

Borrower’s rights pursuant to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Lender,

and any such assignment or other transfer without such prior written consent shall be void.

(b) The Lender may sell, assign or participate all or a portion of its rights and

obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate of the Lender.

(c) The Lender may at any time pledge or assign all or any portion of its rights under

the Loan Documents to any of the twelve (12) Federal Reserve Banks organized under Section 4

of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 341. No such pledge or assignment or

enforcement thereof shall release the Lender from its obligations under any of the Loan

Documents.

9.4. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Borrower and Lender as used herein shall

include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of those parties.

9.5. NOTICES. Any notice or demand to be given hereunder shall be in writing,

unless otherwise expressly provided herein and shall be deemed to have been duly given or

made, when (a) delivered by certified mail, five (5) business days after being deposited in an

official depository maintained by the United States Post Office for the collection of mail, postage

prepaid, or (b) sent by reliable overnight courier, the first business day delivery to an overnight

courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

To the Borrower - Syntec Optics, Inc.

515 Lee Road

Rochester, New York 14606

Attention: Alok Kappor or Chief Financial

Officer

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.:

With a copy to - Lacy Katzen LLP

600 Bausch & Lomb Place

Rochester, New York 14604

Attention: Jennifer L. Chadwick, Esq.

Facsimile No.: 585 ###-###-####

Telephone No.: 585 ###-###-####

To the Lender - M&T Bank

180 S. Clinton Avenue, 7th Floor

Rochester, NY 14604

Attn: Christopher McCormick,

Relationship Manager and Vice President

Facsimile No.: 585 ###-###-####

Telephone No.: 585 ###-###-####

With a copy to - Lippes Mathias LLP

(which shall not 350 Linden Oaks, Suite 215

constitute notice) Rochester, New York 14625

Attn: Michael Overmyer, Esq.

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.: 585 ###-###-####

9.6. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement, the transactions described herein and the

obligations of the Lender and the Borrower shall be construed under, and governed by, the

internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

9.7. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of

counterparts and by the Lender and the Borrower on separate counterparts, each of which when

so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute

one and the same Agreement. In addition, counterparts delivered in portable document format

(PDF) shall be deemed to be as effective as originally executed versions.

9.8. TITLES. Titles to the sections of this Agreement are solely for the convenience

of the Lender and the Borrower, and are not an aid in the interpretation of this Agreement or any

part thereof.

9.9. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS. The terms of this Agreement and any related

agreements, instruments or other documents shall be cumulative except to the extent that they are

specifically inconsistent with each other, in which case the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

9.10. COURSE OF DEALING; DISCHARGE. Without limitation of the foregoing, the

Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, at all times to enforce the provisions of this

Agreement and all other documents executed in connection herewith in strict accordance with

their terms, notwithstanding any course of dealing or performance by the Lender in refraining

from so doing at any time and notwithstanding any custom in the banking trade. Any delay or

failure by the Lender at any time or times in enforcing its rights under such provisions in strict

accordance with their terms shall not be construed as having created a course of dealing or

performance modifying or waiving the specific provisions of this Agreement.

9.11. USA PATRIOT ACT. Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the

requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56), Lender is required to obtain,

verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and

address of Borrower and other information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower in

accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

9.12. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH OF

THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER, AGREE THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING

TO ENFORCE OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE COMMENCED IN

ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN MONROE OR

ERIE COUNTY. BORROWER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND

AGREES THAT A SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT COMMENCING AN ACTION OR

PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE PROPERLY SERVED AND SHALL

CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION IF SERVED BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED

MAIL TO THE BORROWER, AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH AT THE BEGINNING OF

THIS AGREEMENT, OR AS PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

OR THE UNITED STATES.

9.14. JURY TRIAL WAIVER. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER,

HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT

TO TRIAL BY JURY THEY MAY HAVE IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING, IN LAW

OR IN EQUITY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN

DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO. BORROWER

REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT NEITHER ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

LENDER NOR THE LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,

THAT ANY LENDER WILL NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE

THIS JURY TRIAL WAIVER. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE LENDER HAS

BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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